Title
Max Kraus Interview, 1987
Interviewer
Clover Koopman
Files
Download Transcript of Max Kraus Interview (462 KB)
Description
Max Kraus discusses performing combat propaganda while in the United States Army in Europe during World War Two. He recounts an instance where, broadcasting propaganda to German forces across the front line, he was credited with the surrender of 2,500 German troops at Lorient, France. He discusses the propaganda guidelines he followed, such as always recounting facts and disclosing the propaganda’s origin, called white propaganda. He briefly discusses Tokyo Rose as white propaganda, and says that the effectiveness of propaganda depends on whether or not the propagandists’ forces are winning or losing.
The audio for this interview is missing.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Tokyo Rose; Toguri, Iva; Rhine; Elbe; Lorient, France; United States Army Psychological Warfare Detachment
Original Date
1987
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project, OH 238, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 238-015
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (7 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_238_015.pdf
Citation
Kraus, Max, "Max Kraus Interview, 1987" (1987). Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project. 15.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tokyorose_interviews/15