Mobilizing the home front war bonds and domestic propaganda /

Kimble, James J., 1966-

Mobilizing the home front war bonds and domestic propaganda / [electronic resource] : James J. Kimble. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2006. - xi, 200 p. : ill. - Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 15 . - Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 15. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.

Introduction: Propaganda and the bonds of war -- A history of war bonds to 1942: the path to training and cohesion -- War bond drives in 1942 and 1943: developing apprehensive enthusiasm -- War bond drives in 1944: struggling with resignation -- The mighty seventh and the victory loan: the 1945 war bond drives as a terminal period -- Assessing the Treasury's war bond legacies: militarized propaganda, enemy constructions, and the war's perfecting myth.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781603445542 (electronic bk.)




Savings bonds--History.--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Finance--United States.
Patriotism--History.--United States
Nationalism--History.--United States


Electronic books.

HG4936 / .K55 2006

940.53/1