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How to Win an Information War : The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler by Peter Pomerantsev (2024, Hardcover)

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How to Win an Information War : The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler by Peter Pomerantsev (2024, Hardcover)

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PublisherPublic Affairs

ISBN-101541774728

ISBN-139781541774728

eBay Product ID (ePID)26061848480

Product Key Features

Book TitleHow to Win an Information War : the Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMedia Studies, Propaganda, World

Publication Year2024

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, History

AuthorPeter Pomerantsev

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-028347

Dewey Edition23/eng/20231102

Reviews"A fascinating wartime biography that is also an inquiry into one of the most urgent issues in modern politics. Highly recommended." -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Times, "Mr. Pomerantsev writes in a lucid, ironical style that is a pleasure to read... [I]t paints a memorable portrait of a communicator whose genius was not tied to a particular medium of communication. And the insights it contains have less to do with new-fangled technology than with old-fashioned human nature."-- Wall Street Journal, "Pomerantsev is an expert on autocracy and democratic backsliding, and his insights about Delmer's work 80 years ago still feels fresh and useful today."-- NPR, "[Pomerantsev's] prose sparkles and his delineation of Delmer's theories of propaganda fascinates... a fleet-footed history of propaganda."-- Publishers Weekly, "An excellent work of history carefully researched and beautifully written, and at once a profound study of a central problem of our time. To be read by everyone seeking perspective on all the lies of war and all the wars of lies." -- Timothy Snyder, bestselling author of On Tyranny, "This is an original work of historical research and critical analysis, written with a literary flourish. Peter Pomerantsev digs deep into the history of information warfare to help us understand how to fight charlatans and fear mongers in the present." -- Anne Applebaum, bestselling author of Twilight of Democracy, "This book, brilliantly written by one of our finest writers at the top of his game, is one you will race through and then want to start all over again. Not only will it excite you and entertain you, it will profoundly unnerve you. Never again will you think about war, truth, and disinformation the same. This is history at its most urgent." -- Ben Judah, author of This is Europe, "With his understanding of propaganda and sharp eye for the unnervingly offbeat, Pomerantsev has unearthed an ideal subject in Delmer."-- National Review, " How to Win an Information War bends genre boundaries, part history, part biography, and part how-to guide for deploying or countering propaganda. Pomerantsev, from Ukraine, has a particular interest in fighting back against Vladimir Putin's lies about the country he invaded. A disturbing feature of the current U.S. right is its receptiveness to Russian propaganda about Ukraine, such as the claim that the invaded nation had a chain of bioweapons labs in collaboration with the CIA. How to Win an Information War should be of interest to anyone delving into persuasion in a time of polarization." -- Kenneth Silber, Splice Today, "This beautifully crafted book takes us to the secret world of the black propaganda units toiling away at Woburn Abbey, and in particular the remarkable Sefton Delmer, who ran a successful operation against the Nazis. 'How do you deliver truth to people who are resistant to it?' Peter Pomerantsev asks. It's Hitler's admirers he's writing about, but he may just as well be focusing on today's online warfare. Delmer set up propaganda stations that drew in Nazi supporters by pretending to be 'super patriotic,' then undermined their certainty by sharing tales of corruption or defeat at the front that they knew to be true. It's a terrific tale that couldn't be more timely."-- Sunday Times, "A brilliantly inspired study of the power of propaganda to influence geopolitical narratives."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Dewey Decimal940.53/41

SynopsisFrom one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can't fight lies with truth? Can a propaganda war ever be won? In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat his powerful propaganda machine, crowing victory and smearing his enemies as liars and manipulators over his frequent radio speeches, blasted out on loudspeakers and into homes. British claims that Hitler was dangerous had little impact against this wave of disinformation. Except for the broadcasts of someone called Der Chef, a German who questioned Nazi doctrine. He had access to high-ranking German military secrets and spoke of internal rebellion. His listeners included German soldiers and citizens, as well as politicians in Washington DC who were debating getting into the war. And--most importantly--Der Chef was a fiction. He was a character created by the British propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer, a unique weapon in the war. Then, as author Peter Pomerantsev seeks to tell Delmer's story, he is called into a wartime propaganda effort of his own: the US response to the invasion of Ukraine. In flashes forward to the present day, Pomerantsev weaves in what he's learning from Delmer as he seeks to fight against Vladimir Putin's tyranny and lies. This book is the story of Delmer and his modern investigator, as they each embark on their own quest to manipulate the passions of supporters and enemies, and to turn the tide of an information war, an extraordinary history that is informing the present before our eyes.

LC Classification NumberD810.P7G3624 2024