As you all know, this year marks the centenary of the beginning of World War I. In the spirit of remembering a profound and transformational time in human history, it is important to examine the role of communication, propaganda and mass media which began to play an ever more important role as the world entered WWI….
Tag: propaganda
Louis Raemaekers’ First World War Propaganda Cards
Louis Raemaekers’ First World War Propaganda Cards | History Today On this page are a handful of cigarette cards issued in 1916, featuring illustrations by the Dutch-born artist Louis Raemaekers.
Hungarian announcements from the First World War | europeana
Hungarian announcements from the First World War | europeana In 1915, the Hofbibliothek (or Imperial Library; today known as the Austrian National Library) began to create its war collection. Since it had good links with the library of the Hungarian National Museum, it is not very surprising that the War Collection of the Austrian National…