Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-03-04
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-03-04
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. Admiralty (contributor), Vaughan-Thomas, Wynford, 1908-1987 (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), United States. Naval Forces, Europe (contributor), Clark, Norman, 1910-2004 (contributor), United States. Office of War Information (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor), Gingell, Basil (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (contributor), Allied Forces. Mediterranean Theatre (contributor), and United States. Army. European Theater of Operations. Headquarters (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-03-04
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, La Combattante (Ship : Destroyer), Search and rescue operations, Personal narratives, Margaret Latham (A.T.S. Officer), Military decorations, War commentary, Aerial operations, Submarine warfare, Depth charges, Air warfare, Casualties, Bombing, Aerial, Antiaircraft artillery operations, Prisoners of war, Foreign news, Tanks (Military science), Submarine mines, Food prices, Ration books, Rationing, Edible greens--Prices, Turnips--Prices, Rutabaga--Prices, Combined operations (Military science), Smallpox, Smallpox--Vaccination, Fighter pilots, Bombs, Aerial reconnaissance, Aerial photography, Military correspondence, and Airplanes--Cold weather conditions
Place Name:
Great Britain, France, Italy, United States, Germany, Burma, and India