It is an ambitious claim to call a single volume a comprehensive history of censorship and propaganda in World War I, yet Eberhard Demm has provided just such a book ... Demm's book can serve as a cornerstone for future research. Scholars will have to address Demm, whether it is to build upon his foundation or to question his conclusions. For that, historians should be grateful.

Journal of Military History

[A]n accomplishment of the first order on a topic as complex and nationally diversified as the subject at hand ... this book is a spectacular addition to the World War I literature for readers interested in the intersection of the social, political, and military histories of the conflict.

H-Net Reviews

The range of sources and secondary literature are exhaustive and Demm has been able to incorporate a good deal of material gathered during his thirty-five-year career which results in a truly comprehensive volume invaluable to students and researchers at all levels.

English Historical Review

The concise empirical narratives of controversial war-time events, at times complemented by illustrations, makes Censorship and Propaganda a must read for anyone in understanding the forces that maintain social order during war.

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

[Demm] offers many intriguing insights, especially comparative ones … [A] fascinating, wide-ranging look at how pervasive, multifaceted, and resourceful censors and propagandists were in every wartime society.

Journal of Modern History

Eberhard Demm's international history of First World War censorship and propaganda is impressive in its scope, is a highly enjoyable read, and contributes substantially to the historiography of this understudied subject.

History: Reviews of New Books