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100 1 _aWILLIAMS John F
245 0 _aANZACS, the media and the Great War
260 _aSydney, NSW, Australia:
_bUniversity of NSW Press,
_c1999
300 _a302p.
520 3 _aUsing reports of Australian and New Zealand troops during the first world war this book shows how the media and in particular newspapers were, for the first time, used governments and military high commands as large scale propaganda vehicles. By the end of the war civilians and soldiers alike had become disillusioned by the misrepresentation and outright lies of the press, yet some media interpretations of events survived to become part of the image of the ANZACS.
650 _aARMED FORCES
650 _aAUSTRALIA
650 _aFIRST WORLD WAR
650 _aMILITARY MEDIA RELATIONS
650 _aNEW ZEALAND
650 _aPROPAGANDA
650 _aWAR REPORTING
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