The information front :

Balzer, Timothy, 1966-

The information front : the Canadian Army and news management during the second World War / Timothy Balzer. - 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations. - Studies in Canadian military history, 1499-6251 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The beginnings : the growth of Canadian Army PR and policy, September 1939 to June 1943 -- Trial and error : Sicily and Italy, July 1943 to June 1944 -- The publicity machine : the Northwest Europe Campaign and beyond, June 1944 to May 1945 -- "Sugaring the pill" : selling Dieppe to Canadians -- Public relations triumph, press relations debacle : the Invasion of Sicily -- Murder, massacre, and friendly fire : three Normandy case studies.

9780774819015 (e-book)


Canada. Canadian Army --Public relations--History--20th century.


World War, 1939-1945--Press coverage--Canada.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda--Canada.
Propaganda, Canadian--History--20th century.
Armed Forces and mass media--History--Canada--20th century.


Electronic books.

D799.C2 / B35 2011eb

355.3/420971