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Airborne leaflet dropping is a type of propaganda where leaflets are scattered in the air, normally by filling cluster bombs that open in midair with thousands of leaflets. Military forces have used aircraft to drop leaflets to attempt to alter the behavior of combatants and non-combatants in enemy-controlled territory, sometimes in conjunction ...
Pamphlets began as the means of conveyance for religious debates, and therefore religious topics were one of the main subjects they dealt with. [1] The definition of a pamphlet came to mean a short work dealing with social, political, or religious issues. [2]
Japanese propaganda leaflet distributed during the Battle of the Philippines. Leaflets in China asked why they were not better defended after all the money they had spent. [45] Leaflets were dropped by airplane on the Philippines, Malaya, and Indonesia, urging them to surrender as the Japanese would be better than the Europeans. [46]
Leaflets were also used against enemy forces, providing "safe conduct passes" that enemy troops could use to surrender as well as counterfeit ration books, stamps and currency. [35] The very scale of the leaflet operations had its effect on enemy morale, showing that the American armament industry was so productive that planes could be diverted ...
Sarasota Rabbi Jennifer Singer writes that more area leaders should be condemning the presence of antisemitic leaflets in two neighborhoods. OPINION: Why are so many local leaders silent about ...
The British used black propaganda techniques to deliver subversive messages directly to the German people by dropping leaflets and postcards. [3] The Hollywood film Mrs. Miniver (1942) by William Wyler told the saga of the British home front and ended with a sermon delivered in a church destroyed by Allied bombs: "This is the people's war. It ...
It's hard to say why this flu season is particularly intense, the experts note. It could be due to a combination of factors, says Yancey. “This (flu season) just feels much longer. ...
Leaflets being handed out in New York City (1973) A flyer (or flier) is a form of paper advertisement intended for wide distribution and typically posted or distributed in a public place, handed out to individuals or sent through the mail. Today, flyers range from inexpensively photocopied leaflets to expensive, glossy, full-color circulars ...