Aerial propaganda and the wartime occupation of France, 1914-1918 / Bernard Wilkin.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-156) and index.

The Germans in the occupied territories of France -- The French reaction (1915-1916) -- Anglophobia and the Franco-British rupture (1916-1917) -- Aerial cooperation and the conflict between pilots and propagandists (1915-1918) -- Morale crisis, socialism and peace offers (1917-1918) -- The road to victory -- Reception, impact and legacies (1918-1940).

"Aerial Propaganda explores the combined role of the French and British Governments and Armies in creating and distributing millions of aerial newspapers and leaflets aimed at the French population trapped behind German lines. Drawing on extensive research and primary sources the book highlights a previously unknown aspect of psychological warfare that challenges the established interpretation that the occupied populations lived in a state of total isolation. Instead a very different picture emerges from this study, demonstrating that aerial propaganda not only played a fundamental role in raising morale in the occupied territories but also fuelled resistance and clandestine publications."--Provided by publisher.