Britain Junior.

"To help the boys and girls of America to know the boys and girls of Britain, their allies in the building of the future": Rare collection of ten issues of Britain Junior

Britain Junior.

$850.00

Item Number: 125390

New York: British Information Services, 1944-1945.

Rare collection of ten issues of Britain Junior, issued by the British Ministry of Information in wartime England. Quarto, ten issues, illustrated with photographs. In fine condition. Uncommon.

The British Ministry of Information (MOI) was formed on September 4 1939, the day after Britain's declaration of war, and the first Minister was sworn into Office on September 5 1939. The Ministry's function was "To promote the national case to the public at home and abroad in time of war" by issuing "National Propaganda" and controlling news and information. It was initially responsible for censorship, issuing official news, home publicity and overseas publicity in Allied and neutral countries. These functions were matched by a responsibility for monitoring public opinion through a network of Regional Information Offices. Responsibility for publicity in enemy territories was organized by Department EH (later part of the Special Operations Executive). Campaigns carried out included themes such as the following: The Home Front, Production – Salvage, Allied Unity, The Fighting Forces, and Personalities. The MOI was dissolved in March 1946, with its residual functions passing to the Central Office of Information (COI), a central organization providing common and specialist information services.

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