{"product_id":"motherland-in-danger-karel-c-berkhoff-9780674049246","title":"Motherland in Danger: Soviet Propaganda During World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch of the story about the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany has yet to be told. In \u003ci\u003eMotherland in Danger\u003c\/i\u003e, Karel Berkhoff addresses one of the most neglected questions facing historians of the Second World War: how did the Soviet leadership sell the campaign against the Germans to the people on the home front? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Stalin, the obstacles were manifold. Repelling the German invasion would require a mobilization so large that it would test the limits of the Soviet state. Could the USSR marshal the manpower necessary to face the threat? How could the authorities overcome inadequate infrastructure and supplies? Might Stalin's regime fail to survive a sustained conflict with the Germans? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotherland in Danger\u003c\/i\u003e takes us inside the Stalinist state to witness, from up close, its propaganda machine. Using sources in many languages, including memoirs and documents of the Soviet censor, Berkhoff explores how the Soviet media reflected--and distorted--every aspect of the war, from the successes and blunders on the front lines to the institution of forced labor on farm fields and factory floors. He also details the media's handling of Nazi atrocities and the Holocaust, as well as its stinting treatment of the Allies, particularly the United States, the UK, and Poland. Berkhoff demonstrates not only that propaganda was critical to the Soviet war effort but also that it has colored perceptions of the war to the present day, both inside and outside of Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karel C. Berkhoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674049241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674049246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2012 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012","brand":"Karel C. Berkhoff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994876903679,"sku":"9780674049246","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0163913a-c979-4fc4-b8b4-c810c605ae72.jpg?v=1683332694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/motherland-in-danger-karel-c-berkhoff-9780674049246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}