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War is either the most serious possible failure of a nation or what MAKES a nation. War, despite the ubiquitous "Geneva Convention" rules for modern warfare, is a the most desperate condition a nation can experience. Hence, it is during war that we find the most egregious examples of errant national behaviour.To date, the most appalling national behavior during a war is easily the nazi perfidies during WW II. Today, people find it difficult to believe that the nazis had a "Ministry for Propaganda and Public Enlightenment" Simply the use of the word "propaganda" elicits references and images of Joseph Goebbels. Even the word "rhetoric" implies less than honest or inaccurate reportage.Yes, the nazi took propaganda many steps further into absurdity and perversion than any other government in known history.Alas, the nazis did not have a monopoly on propaganda, and these recordings illustrate that the USA was very busy with it's own propaganda It is frightfully interesting to observe the nazi's over-the-top brand of propaganda ( i.e . "The Big Lie") through the eyes of the USA's WW II propaganda machine ! —propaganda as seen through the filter of propaganda!Hey, wait, is this a sound and valid method of studying history? —You bet it is! This is where the history student separates from the Historian. This is how a professional historian begins to find something to write about,. If you are the professional historian, just remember, writing new history is a bit like trapeze flying without a net. Remember, if you get it wrong, there will be no way to rehabilitate your reputation! So be careful. There is a wealth of history hidden in these recordingings.