The Scaremongers (RLE The First World War)
The Advocacy of War and Rearmament 1896-1914
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | A. J. A. Morris | ISBN: | 9781317701019 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. J. A. Morris |
| ISBN: | 9781317701019 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This revealing book illustrates how the passion for war was fostered and promoted. The author provides detailed evidence of how and why an image of Germany as a nation determined upon world hegemony was deliberately promoted by a group of British newspaper editors, proprietors and journalists. This book examines the role of these ‘scaremongers’. Were they as influential as their critics claimed? Did they influence the minds of their readers and shape events? Were they guilty of creating a climate of opinion that ensured that their prophecies of inevitable Anglo-German war became fact in 1914?
This revealing book illustrates how the passion for war was fostered and promoted. The author provides detailed evidence of how and why an image of Germany as a nation determined upon world hegemony was deliberately promoted by a group of British newspaper editors, proprietors and journalists. This book examines the role of these ‘scaremongers’. Were they as influential as their critics claimed? Did they influence the minds of their readers and shape events? Were they guilty of creating a climate of opinion that ensured that their prophecies of inevitable Anglo-German war became fact in 1914?
