An edition of Guide to the use of information materials
(1943)
Guide to the Use of Information Materials
by United States Department of War
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DA PAM 20-3 Guide to the Use of Information Materials 1944-09-17
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword ll
Truth and Falsehood 1
Fundamental principles of information to troops.
The nature of truth.
Judgment in the utterance of truth.
Use of unauthenticated material.
Effect of propaganda based upon false-hood.
Value of moderation.
Emphasis upon the justice of a cause.
War Aims 2
Peace Aims 2
General objectives of the Armed Forces of the United Nations.
The need for orienting troops
with respect to post-war questions.
Justification for war.
The definition of peace.
The mission of the United States Army.
General Marshall's statement.
The Armed Forces and the Nation
Obligation of the citizen soldier.
Responsibility of the Armed Forces to the people.
Attitude of the Army press on these questions.
Change and Understanding 3
Equality of Arms and Services 4
Offensive and Defensive 4
Conduct of the War 5
Past Military Policy 5
Military Targets 6
Weapons 6
The Home Front 6
The value of objective treatment of news.
Purpose of information to the Armed Forces.
The nature of an Army.
Treatment of labor and industrial news.
Treatment of difficulties on the home front.
The handling of political news.
Nonpartisan character of an Army press.
Correction of errors.
The Female Form in Army Newspapers 9
The Foes We Fight 10
Indivisibility of the forces of the enemy.
Hitler as a symbol.
The mistake of ignoring the history of the resurgence of military power in modern Germany.
The unity of the political forces of Japan.
Attitude toward the Japanese Emperor.
The Vanquished 10
The Fighting Quality of the Enemy 11
The wisdom of giving the enemy credit for strength.
Universality of courage. Factors which condition the fighting forces of all nations.
Ridicule of the Italian soldier.
Indoctrination of Hatred 12
Horror Pictures and Stories 13
The United Nations 13
Need for mental and moral unity with our Allies.
The oneness of the national cause and the United Nations cause.
Combatting of rumors.
The Golden Rule policy.
Avoidance of over-emphasis in treatment of American participation in military operations.
Attitude toward the occupied states.
The United Nations as a political alliance.
Questions of Race and National Origin 15
Ill feeling between races as an aid to the enemy.
Inaccuracy of stereotyped views of racial groups.
Limitations of Army concern with racial problems.
Avoidance of sweeping statements.
The Golden Rule test.
The "Yellow" Soldier 16
Our Allies — Great Britain 17
Our Allies— The USSR 19
Our Allies— China 20
The Neutrals 21
Terminology 21
Security 22
Balance 23
The Other Armed Services 23
Rules of War 23
The Foreign-Born Soldier 24
In General 24
Identification of information from enemy sources.
Use of enemy propaganda.
What constitutes official news.
War under Marquis of Queensbury rules.
No syndicated columns.
Language of an Army press.
Tone of an Army press.
Information relating to American battle losses.
Attitude toward the probable duration of the war.
The aim of information services.
Army Radio Broadcasting 25
Index 26
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