Charles Beard, in his “The Devil Theory of War“, draws on documents from the Nye committee to document his case against the the theory. The theory proposes that agents from another dimension with wicked intentions insinuate themselves into the normal flow of peaceful and idyllic activities, and shifts them to war unwillingly. The theory is debunked handily in this little book, showing how through ordinary seemingly peaceful commerce stakeholders are created with vested interests in promulgating war.

The title is “The Chickens of the Interventionist Liberals Have Come Home to Roost: The bitter fruits of globaloney,” originally published in 1953. This is described in James J. Martin’s A Beginner’s Manual for Apprentice Book Burners as a production certain to “induce a few cases of apoplexy.”

Indeed, more than a few, as it holds forth in behalf of a return to historical revisionism after a too long hiatus in the earlier part of the century it was written. Here are some random quotes from the 44 page document:

Indeed, while they have indulged in almost unlimited rhetorical dolorosity and indignation over the increased regimentation of thought and expression, the totalitarian liberals, as a whole, have done virtually nothing which could have any real effect in eliminating the conditions under which they now seem to writhe. To do anything really effective along such lines would be almost impossible for these totalitarian liberals, since the first, and almost the only important, step would have to be a confession that their program of intervention, war and globaloney since 1937 has been a gigantic fraud and a vastly expensive hoax which Soviet Russia has been only too happy to exploit.

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Harry Elmer Barnes holds forth on this topic in his essay “Revisionism and brainwashing : a survey of the war-guilt question in Germany after two world wars,” privately published in 1962, now available as pdf. Other such items are listed in the Keith Stimely revisionist bibliography.

In Viktor Suvorov’s paper, Who was Planning to Attack Whom in June 1941, Hitler or Stalin?, we are introduced to more details about Russia’s planning and preparation for war on Germany. In light of current events (which are seldom alluded to here), particularly, in the Caucasus on the part of Georgia, we can see how even the most unequivocal aggression can be turned on its head with the flick of the Mighty Wurlitzer switch.

Another article that’s been a part of the Anti-War Propaganda section for quite a while. It is remarkable for its insights and wisdom regarding some of the worst aspects of empire, particularly, the American version. The article is now available in pdf form, presented the way it originally appeared in the 9 Jan. 1999 issue of Economic and Political Weekly, Bombay.

This splendid book, by Emrys Hughes, has been available for reading in the Anti-War Propaganda section for a few years, but only in the roughest of form. The gnomes have gone over the document and tidied it up a bit. The tidied version is presented in the parts originally created by the author (in pdf form):

• Front Matter, Toc, and Introduction
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three
• Part Four
• Part Five
• Index

The original version of this book will eventually be deleted from memory.

This essay by Harry Elmer Barnes has been available under Anti-War Propaganda for quite a number of years. The latest version is tidier with fewer typos and adheres to the layout and pagination of the source publication, Left and Right. It is in pdf form only. It may eventually be converted to another epublishing format.

Have finally managed to get this storied book online. At present it is only available as a set of pdf files. Navigation is limited to the table of contents to be found in this file dealing with the front matter. There are 34 chapters, 6 reviews of 6 books on the Second World War by Churchill from the appendix, and the entire index, each in separate files. An XHTML-CSS version will be forthcoming.

A chapter from James J. Martin’s exposition on Raphael Lemkin, the man behind the Geneva Convention on genocide and the coiner of the term itself, has been introduced to Anti-War Propaganda canon, located here:

• Some Missing Historical Background

It is highly representative of Martin’s writings on the subject of wars, particularly where it dwells upon the influence of opinion writers in the shaping of attitudes among the powerful. In this instance, context is restored to the faulty narratives promulgated by the principle advocates of the Convention and the concept behind it. It is an act of historical revisionism, in the best sense of that impulse, and provides an important piece of history that otherwise has been ignored to death for the most part.