propaganda
"Posters showed people how to put on a gas mask, how to plant vegetables, and how to collect scrap metal. A government information campaign told people what to do - and what not to do. 'Don'ts' included: don't burn too much coal on the fire, don't take a bus when you could walk, and don't gossip about work, because 'Careless Talk Costs Lives'. A spy might be listening!
Posters, radio, films and newspapers were used to keep up people's spirits, make the most of victories and make fun of the enemy. This was propaganda. Governments controlled what was written in newspapers and said on the radio. This was censorship." (BBC News, 2014)
Posters, radio, films and newspapers were used to keep up people's spirits, make the most of victories and make fun of the enemy. This was propaganda. Governments controlled what was written in newspapers and said on the radio. This was censorship." (BBC News, 2014)
mail call
" Letters were a great comfort. And the mail was indispensable. We couldn't have won the war without it. It was terribly important as a motivator of the troops. Mail call whoever it happened it was a delight." - Paul Fussell (PBS-Wahington, DC and American Lives, 2007)