Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)

In the current development context of the political world such phenomenon as 'information war' is used by numerous states as an instrument for implementation of their foreign policy. The outset of information war can be related to the early 20th century, it was however World War II which g...

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Main Author: Tetiana Klynina
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Language:English
Published: Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University 2016-06-01
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Online Access:http://skhid.kubg.edu.ua/article/view/70479
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description In the current development context of the political world such phenomenon as 'information war' is used by numerous states as an instrument for implementation of their foreign policy. The outset of information war can be related to the early 20th century, it was however World War II which gave an impetus to the development of information war that, subject to its purposes, acted as propaganda, counterpropaganda, psychological war etc. The paper covers an information aspect of foreign activities of theUSAandGreat Britainduring World War in respect ofGermany. It is shown that, depending on the time of the entry of one or another country into the war, there were some agencies set up, which were charged with carrying out information activity overseas. In theUSAsuch agencies were the Office of Coordination Information, the Office of War Information, the United States Information Service and others. InGreat Britainit was the Ministry of Information, which exercised the above function. The paper covers the setup process of the organizations in question and their core activities. It is indicated that when World War II had ended, the above agencies were wound up, their functions delegated to other government institutions. The paper places special emphasis on enemy disinformation operations (use of secret agents, radio broadcasting, distribution of leaflets, broadsheets and newspapers) which eventually resulted in achievement of the main goal of the allies in the war - the victory.
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spelling doaj-art-d697ef876a064cad9192df6fe7f7e5592025-08-20T03:57:39ZengBorys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan UniversityCхід1728-93432016-06-0102(142)535710.21847/1728-9343.2016.2(142).7047970479Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)Tetiana Klynina0Національний авіаційний університет, м. КиївIn the current development context of the political world such phenomenon as 'information war' is used by numerous states as an instrument for implementation of their foreign policy. The outset of information war can be related to the early 20th century, it was however World War II which gave an impetus to the development of information war that, subject to its purposes, acted as propaganda, counterpropaganda, psychological war etc. The paper covers an information aspect of foreign activities of theUSAandGreat Britainduring World War in respect ofGermany. It is shown that, depending on the time of the entry of one or another country into the war, there were some agencies set up, which were charged with carrying out information activity overseas. In theUSAsuch agencies were the Office of Coordination Information, the Office of War Information, the United States Information Service and others. InGreat Britainit was the Ministry of Information, which exercised the above function. The paper covers the setup process of the organizations in question and their core activities. It is indicated that when World War II had ended, the above agencies were wound up, their functions delegated to other government institutions. The paper places special emphasis on enemy disinformation operations (use of secret agents, radio broadcasting, distribution of leaflets, broadsheets and newspapers) which eventually resulted in achievement of the main goal of the allies in the war - the victory.http://skhid.kubg.edu.ua/article/view/70479СШАВелика Британіяінформаційна війнапропагандарадіомовленнялистівкаМіністерство інформаціїУправління воєнною інформацією
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Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)
Cхід
США
Велика Британія
інформаційна війна
пропаганда
радіомовлення
листівка
Міністерство інформації
Управління воєнною інформацією
title Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)
title_full Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)
title_fullStr Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)
title_full_unstemmed Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)
title_short Information war. The USA and Great Britain during World War II (1939 - 1945)
title_sort information war the usa and great britain during world war ii 1939 1945
topic США
Велика Британія
інформаційна війна
пропаганда
радіомовлення
листівка
Міністерство інформації
Управління воєнною інформацією
url http://skhid.kubg.edu.ua/article/view/70479
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