Falsehood In War-Time -- Containing an Assortment of Lies Circulated Throughout the Nations During the Great War

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World War I atrocity stories created and disseminated to promote war aims. For World War II false propaganda see CODY, Benjamin: "Twas a Famous Victory: Deception and Propaganda in the War with Germany" (1974). Preface. Introduction. I. The Commitment To France. II. Serbia And The Murder Of The Archduke. III. Invasion Of Belgium As Cause Of War. IV. Germany's Sole Responsibility For The War. V. Passage Of Russian Troops Through Great Britain. VI. The Mutilated Nurse. VII. The Criminal Kaiser. VIII. The Belgian Baby Without Hands. IX. The Louvain Altar-Piece. X. The Contemptible Little Army. XI. Deutschland Uber Alles. XII. The Baby Of Courbeck Loo. XIII. The Crucified Canadian. XIV. The Shooting Of The Franzosling. XV. Little Alf's Stamp Collection. XVI. The Tattooed Man. XVII. The Corpse Factory. XVIII. The Bishop Of Zanzibar's Letter. XIX. The German U-Boat Outrage. XX. Constantinople. XXI. The 'Lusitania'. XXII. Report Of A Broken-Up Meeting. XXIII. Atrocity Stories. XXIV. Faked Photographs. XXV. The Doctoring Of Official Papers. XXVI. Hypocritical Indignation. XXVII. Other Lies. XXVIII. The Manufacture Of News. XXIX. War Aims. XXX. Foreign Lies-- (A) Germany. (B) France. (C) The United States. (D) Italy.