How to Win an Information War

Did you know that during World War II, the British created fake Nazi radio stations, distributed leaflets to spread evasion in the Reich, and sent food parcels to the mothers of dead German soldiers, supposedly from their sons abroad, in order to create a myth of mass desertion behind enemy lines? Behind all these brilliant information and psychological special operations stood Sefton Delmer, who put his talent at the service of his homeland and created an entire team to win the (information) war.

Peter Pomerantsev tells his biography as if he were painting the entire portrait of the era between the two world wars, with a special emphasis on the technical progress that made propaganda truly massive. Rich in detail and written easily, like a fiction novel, this non-fiction book gives the reader food for thought: can propaganda be good, and not only bad? Is it possible to lie for the good? Is Sefton Delmer a traitor to journalistic standards and an evil genius, or a patriot who helped his country survive and win? Where is the line when very talented and skillful disinformation turns into a work of art?

This is a historical book about long-forgotten events that are piercingly accurate reminders of our time and our war.