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During the Second World War- the UK government created the Central Office of Information to act as the countrys marketing and communications agency. In these desperate times- the Office produced steady streams of propaganda for the home front- for the colonies and for dissemination through occupied countries. In addition to patriotic material encouraging Britons to maintain a stiff upper lip- thousands of postcards- leaflets- posters- booklets and other promotional materials were dropped from aircraft over occupied countries in World War II.In 2000- the master set of copies was deposited with the British Library- making an enormous collection of great social and historical significance available to the public for the first time. In this book- the leading historian of propaganda presents the best examples from the wartime information machine and reveals the history behind this key government body....