How to win an information war

Peter Pomerantsev

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In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat the Nazi propaganda machine, which crowed victory and smeared its enemies. But inside Germany, there was one notable voice of dissent from the very heart of the military machine: Der Chef, a German whose radio broadcasts skilfully questioned Nazi doctrine. But what audiences didn’t know was that Der Chef was a fiction, a character created by the British propagandist Sefton Delmer. This is the incredible true story of the complex and largely overlooked significance of Delmer’s role.

ISBN: 9780571366361 Category:

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From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer – and what we can learn from him today.

BY THE AUTHOR OF
NOTHING IS TRUE AND EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE

‘Lively and elegant.’ THE TIMES

‘History at its most urgent.’ BEN JUDAH
‘An essential read.’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

Summer 1941, Hitler and his allies rule Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. But inside Germany, there is a notable voice of dissent, Der Chef, whose radio broadcasts skilfully question Nazi doctrine. What listeners don’t know is that Der Chef is a fiction, a character created by the British propagandist Sefton Delmer.

As Peter Pomerantsev uncovers Delmer’s fascinating lost story, he is called into a wartime propaganda effort of his own: the global response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

320

Language

English

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Dewey

940.5488641 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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