The Resource Soldiers of the pen : the Writers' War Board in World War II, Thomas Howell
Soldiers of the pen : the Writers' War Board in World War II, Thomas Howell
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The item Soldiers of the pen : the Writers' War Board in World War II, Thomas Howell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
- "From 1942 to 1945, a small, influential group of media figures willingly volunteered their services to form the Writers' War Board (WWB), accepting requests from government agencies to create propaganda. Members included mystery writer Rex Stout, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck, novelist and sports writer Paul Gallico, Book-of-the-Month Club editor and popular radio host Clifton Fadiman, and Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. The WWB mobilized thousands of other writers across the country to spread its campaigns through articles, public appearances, radio broadcasts, and more. The WWB received federal money while retaining its status as a private organization that could mount campaigns without government oversight. Historian Thomas Howell argues that this unique position has caused its history to fall between the cracks, since it was not recognized as an official part of the government's war effort. Yet the WWB's work had a huge impact on the nation's wartime culture, and this fascinating history will inform contemporary thinking on propaganda, the media, and American society." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 322 pages
- Contents
-
- The history and function of the Writers' War Board
- Propaganda for the military
- Home front propaganda
- Propaganda on America's allies and enemies
- The controversial hate campaign
- Shaping the peace
- Reflections on the Writers' War Board
- Isbn
- 9781625343871
- Label
- Soldiers of the pen : the Writers' War Board in World War II
- Title
- Soldiers of the pen
- Title remainder
- the Writers' War Board in World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Howell
- Title variation
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- WWB in WWII
- Writers' War Board in World War II
- Subject
-
- Authors, American -- Societies, etc
- History
- Mass media and war
- Propaganda
- Propaganda, American
- Propaganda, American -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- War and literature
- 1900-1999
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Mass media and the war
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Motion pictures and the war
- Writers' War Board
- Writers' War Board
- War and motion pictures
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Societies, etc
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From 1942 to 1945, a small, influential group of media figures willingly volunteered their services to form the Writers' War Board (WWB), accepting requests from government agencies to create propaganda. Members included mystery writer Rex Stout, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck, novelist and sports writer Paul Gallico, Book-of-the-Month Club editor and popular radio host Clifton Fadiman, and Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. The WWB mobilized thousands of other writers across the country to spread its campaigns through articles, public appearances, radio broadcasts, and more. The WWB received federal money while retaining its status as a private organization that could mount campaigns without government oversight. Historian Thomas Howell argues that this unique position has caused its history to fall between the cracks, since it was not recognized as an official part of the government's war effort. Yet the WWB's work had a huge impact on the nation's wartime culture, and this fascinating history will inform contemporary thinking on propaganda, the media, and American society." -- Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1944-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Howell, Thomas
- Dewey number
- 940.54/88673
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.P7
- LC item number
- U375 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Writers' War Board
- World War, 1939-1945
- Propaganda, American
- Authors, American
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Writers' War Board
- Authors, American
- Mass media and war
- Propaganda
- Propaganda, American
- War and literature
- War and motion pictures
- United States
- Label
- Soldiers of the pen : the Writers' War Board in World War II, Thomas Howell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-305) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The history and function of the Writers' War Board -- Propaganda for the military -- Home front propaganda -- Propaganda on America's allies and enemies -- The controversial hate campaign -- Shaping the peace -- Reflections on the Writers' War Board
- Control code
- on1032351381
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 322 pages
- Isbn
- 9781625343871
- Lccn
- 2018019163
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40028872079
- Stock number
- 15301386
- Label
- Soldiers of the pen : the Writers' War Board in World War II, Thomas Howell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-305) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The history and function of the Writers' War Board -- Propaganda for the military -- Home front propaganda -- Propaganda on America's allies and enemies -- The controversial hate campaign -- Shaping the peace -- Reflections on the Writers' War Board
- Control code
- on1032351381
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 322 pages
- Isbn
- 9781625343871
- Lccn
- 2018019163
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40028872079
- Stock number
- 15301386
Subject
- Authors, American -- Societies, etc
- History
- Mass media and war
- Propaganda
- Propaganda, American
- Propaganda, American -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- War and literature
- 1900-1999
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Mass media and the war
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Motion pictures and the war
- Writers' War Board
- Writers' War Board
- War and motion pictures
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Societies, etc
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