Underground Propaganda Rumour-mongering in the Second World War.
A collection of over 1,500 of the most noteworthy, provocative and amusing subversive rumours concocted by the British Government's Underground Propaganda Committee throughout the Second World War.
*** UPC rumour, September 1940:
"The Germans are going to take down the Eiffel Tower to use the metal for munitions."
*** UPC rumour, August 1942:
"Italian battalion at Split mutinied after human finger nail discovered in canned meat."
*** UPC rumour, September 1943:
"Hand grenades issued to Germans in Russia explode immediately the pin is drawn out. This is a result of the Trojan horse methods employed by French workers in Germany."
*** UPC rumour, July 1944:
"The flying bombs consume as much petrol a day as 100 tanks."
Details
- Publication Date
- Dec 24, 2010
- Language
- English
- Category
- History
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Lee Richards
Specifications
- Pages
- 242
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)