The great war of words

Description:

In September 1914, twenty-five of Britain's most distinguished authors met with the war propaganda bureau to discuss how they could defend civilization against the savagery of the invading "Huns". In The Great War of Words Peter Buitenhuis tells the hitherto unknown story of the secret collaboration between the government and leading writers of the time, including H.G. Wells, John Buchan and John Galsworthy. The book also chronicles their disillusionment with the Allied propaganda machine after the war - and how this changed the course of literary history in the 20th century.

subjects: American Propaganda,  American War stories,  American fiction,  British Propaganda,  Canadian Propaganda,  Canadian War stories,  Canadian fiction,  English War stories,  English fiction,  English literature,  History and criticism,  Literature and the war,  Literature and the war.,  Propaganda,  War and literature,  World War, 1914-1918,  Ganda,  World war, 1914-1918, propaganda,  World war, 1914-1918, literature and the war,  Propaganda, american,  Propaganda, british,  Press and propaganda,  International Propaganda,  Guerre, 1914-1918 (Mondiale, 1re),  Propagande,  Littérature et guerre,  Propagande britannique,  Propagande américaine,  Littérature anglaise,  Histoire et critique,  Propagande canadienne,  Universidad Sergio Arboleda

Places: English-speaking countries

Times: 20th century