propaganda. noun. 1. ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause

In every era, in every government, propaganda has taken on an important role. It may come in the form of broadcasts on television or radio, as posters or images, or even as academic teachings or religious doctrines.

During wartime, propaganda is vital. The value of labor and hard work becomes increasingly essential to the wartime effort, yet the average worker becomes increasingly dissatisfied with conditions. Propaganda becomes necessary to sustain morale in spite of the collapsing effect brought on by war.

Because of this increase in the importance of propaganda, the persuasive power reaches its quantitative and qualitative peak during war. The peacetime propaganda is intensely enlarged to a
wartime scale, and implemented in a much wider range of settings.

This web site explores wartime propaganda, by detailed examination of its possibilities, ideas, and consequences.