Theo Mayer: With us today is Alan Axelrod, the author of more than 150 books on leadership, history, military history, and business, among others. In April 1917, the American Army numbered only 300,000 including all the National Guard units that could be federalized for national service. Printer Friendly Version >>> The United States was unprepared for its entrance into the First World War. The Army's arsenal of war supplies was non-existent and its incursion into Mexico the previous year …

Selling the War is the story of George Creel and the epoch-making agency he built and led.

Selling the Great War: The Making of American Propaganda by Axelrod, Alan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog. The riveting, untold story of George Creel and the Committee on Public Information -- the first and only propaganda initiative sanctioned by the U.S. government.When the people of the United States were reluctant to enter World War I, maverick journalist George Creel created a committee at President Woodrow Wilson's request to sway the tide of public opinion. It will tell how he came to build the and how he ran it, using the emerging industries of mass advertising and public relations to convince isolationist Americans to go to war. Contemporaneously described as " the war to end all wars ", [7] it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel , including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest … Table of contents for Selling the Great War : the making of American propaganda / Alan Axelrod. Note: Contents data are machine generated based on pre-publication provided by the publisher. World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

America in the Great War. Selling the Great War by Alan Axelrod available in Hardcover on Powells.com, also read synopsis and reviews. It will tell how he came to build the and how he ran it, using the emerging industries of mass advertising and public relations to convince isolationist Americans to go to war. Selling the War is the story of George Creel and the epoch-making agency he built and led. George Creel: Selling The War George Creel: A two-part interview conducted on 5 and 12 April 2019 by Theo Mayer of the World War One Centennial Commission with author Alan Axelrod .