Vanity Fair Magazine Articles
The Atlantic Monthly Articles
The Outlook Articles
People Today Articles
American Legion Monthly Articles
Sea Power Magazine Articles
Confederate Veteran Magazine Articles
flapper magazine Articles
La Baionnette Articles
PIC Magazine Articles
Outing Magazine Articles
Stage Magazine Articles
Life Magazine  Articles
National Park Service Histories Articles
Punch Magazine Articles
Men's Wear Articles
Current Literature Articles
The New York Times Articles
Hearst's Sunday American Articles
Click Magazine Articles
Creative Art Magazine Articles
Rob Wagner's Script Articles
The New Republic Articles
American Legion Weekly Articles
The Smart Set Articles
Photoplay Magazine Articles
Leslie's Magazine Articles
Ken Magazine Articles
PM  Articles
Saturday Review of Literature Articles
The Dial Magazine Articles
Theatre Arts Magazine Articles
The North American Review Articles
Direction Magazine Articles
'47 Magazine Articles
Film Spectator Articles
Film Daily Articles
Trench Warfare History Articles

 




Article Surfer
<— Prev    |    Next —>

The attached column was published shortly after the war in order to let the Doughboys in on a secret group within the World War I American Army that was charged with the task of dumping propaganda leaflets onto the German trenches, an effort that they hoped would inspire their surrender:

"Propaganda is nothing but a fancy war name for publicity and who knows the publicity game better than the Yanks?"

The German language document pictured above was produced by British propagandists in the Spring of 1917; it tells of a large amount of American soldiers crossing the ocean to have at 'em, and so it would be best to quit now - or words to that effect.

     


U.S. Propaganda Pamphlets Dropped on the Hun (The Stars and Stripes, 1919)

U.S. Propaganda Pamphlets Dropped on the Hun (The Stars and Stripes, 1919)

Article Surfer
<— Prev    |    Next —>

 

 

 

 

 

 

© Copyright 2008 Old Magazine Articles