The First World War was arguably the first war whose outcome was determined to no small degree by atrocity propaganda. Lies about German war conduct, mainly, though not exclusively, invented and spread by the British government, kept the British and French public in some fighting spirit and eventually brought the U.S. into the conflict, making the scale finally tip to one side.
By James Viscount Bryce, Frederick Pollock, Alfred Hopkinson ∙ January 1, 1915
The Bryce Report was a collection of atrocity stories telling of German savagery in Belgium released in the United States shortly after the sinking of the Lusitania. The report had a great effect in estranging American opinion from Germany during World War I. Lord Bryce's name carried great weight with the American public. Walter Millis…
End of content
End of content
