Description: 'The German Corpse Factory' is one of the most famous and scandalous propaganda stories of the First World War. It has been repeated many times down to the present day as the prime example of the falsehood of British wartime propaganda. But despite all the attention paid to it, the full story has never been properly told. In Spring 1917, parts of t
Brief description: Stephen Badsey MA (Cantab.) PhD (Cantab.) FRHistS is currently Professor of Conflict Studies at the University of Wolverhampton in the UK. Educated at Cambridge University, he has previously held positions at the Imperial War Museum in London, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, as well as various universities in the UK and overseas. An internationally recognized expert on British military history from the mid-19th century to the present day, he is a specialist on military ideas, and on propaganda and military-media relations in wartime. He has advised or addressed numerous academic, military and government organizations, his writings have been translated into five languages, and he appears frequently on television and in other media. He is the Series Editor of the Wolverhampton Military Studies Series of books for Helion.
Review Quotes: "Badsey's book adds to public and scholarly knowledge. Those casually interested in First World War propaganda will learn much about the realities of its development, operation, and content. Those with existing, deeper knowledge will benefit from reminding themselves of the fluctuating contexts within which propaganda operated."-- "Journal of Military History"