Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-03-19
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-03-19
Description:
From the UK National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/inf3.htm “Formed on September 4th 1939, the day after Britain’s declaration of war, the Ministry of Information (MOI) was the central government department responsible for publicity and propaganda in the Second World War. The initial functions of the MOI were threefold: news and press censorship; home publicity; and oversees publicity in Allied and neutral countries”. This collection contains Press Notices and Bulletins published by the MOI between 1939-1945. The Press Notices and Bulletins are among many publications and films issued by the agency during the war.
Creator/Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Information. (Creator), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), United States. Office of War Information (contributor), Vaughan-Taylor, Wynford, 1908-1967 (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of War Transport (contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), Allied Forces. Mediterranean Theatre (contributor), Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (contributor), United States. Naval Forces, Europe (contributor), and United States. Army. European Theater of Operations. Headquarters (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-03-19
Owning Repository:
University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
World War, 1939-1945--History, World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects, World War, 1939-1945, Great Britain, Aerial operations, Foreign news, War commentary, Bombing, Aerial, War damage, Industrial, Railroads--Timetables, Submarine mines, International cooperation, West Indian Conference, Economic conditions, Social conditions, Air warfare, Submarine warfare, Personal narratives, Starling (Ship), Wild Goose (Ship), Woodpecker (Ship), Magpie (Ship), Kite (Ship), Naval battles, Depth charges, Battle flags, Shipwrecks, Torpedoes, Prisoners of war, Cotton--Prices, Cotton--Statistics, Military decorations, Medals, badges, decorations, etc., Fighter plane combat, Housing surveys--United States, Antiaircraft guns, War casualties, and Aerial photography
Place Name:
Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Bulgaria, Austria, Italy, France, Burma, Dalmatia, United States, and Adriatic Sea