The result of this investigation is a wholly distinctive and often surprising work of history, a book that manages to cast a fresh light on the most obsessively studied conflict in human history. Their ambitions were similar, but each leader had his own distinct methods, his own carefully created script for elaborately produced and often wildly successful acts and campaigns of deception to win hearts and minds on the frontlines and the home front. Each side employed uniforms, meticulously staged events, and broadcast their messages via all media availablemotion pictures, radio broadcasts, songs, posters, leaflets, and beyond. Impression management, the art of political spin, was employed to drive the message home with the careful use of black and white propaganda. Brilliantly conceived oratory was applied to underscore each vision. Each area of the media was fully exploited.

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Spinning History by Nathaniel Lande