Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe [Hardcover]

James Wilson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pen & Sword (July 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844154912
• ISBN-13: 978-1844154913
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,602,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a book on propaganda, December 1, 2007

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W. Hutchinson "whutchin2" (Perth, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe (Hardcover)

Whilst this is a well presented volume, I feel a little cheated as it is not really about propaganda. The book list German aircraft of the period and give technical details but there is little or no material about propaganda. If you want a book on German aircraft and aces then this is for you. But if you want a book on propaganda postcards then do not waste your money as this is basically a book of photographs of aircraft and photographic portraits of the pilots - there is little propaganda in that.
By the way, the cover pictures on the advertised book give a false impression - the actual book has different pictures - so beware.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for the historian or collector, April 23, 2010

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Mad Max (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe (Hardcover)

This is an oversized book with full reproductions of hundreds of German postcards (1933-1945) along with biographical and war history.

Most of them are about aircraft and the technological achievements of the Luftwaffe ... in other words, classic government propaganda.

Please note: do not be confused about what "propaganda" means. There is nothing here vilifying people of Jewish decent or other nationalities. That's just one kind of propaganda (for that kind of book, see Sam Keen's Faces of the Enemy.

These are all pro-war, pro-military, pro-German government messages ... about the brave heroes who are dying for their country & the aircraft and machinery they are using to SMASH the enemy. Like I said, a classic case of government propaganda.

I myself found this book intriguing. But if you're looking for an explanation on how propaganda works, pick up Faces of the Enemy.