Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: The Afghanistan Papers: Decades of Deceit

1. Propaganda: Its Meaning, Operation, and Limits

2. The Political Economy of Government Propaganda

3. Selling the Invasion of Iraq

4. The Post-invasion Propaganda Pitch

5. Paid Patriotism: Propaganda Takes the Field

6. Flying the Propagandized Skies

7. Propaganda Goes to Hollywood

Conclusion: The Power of the Propagandized

Appendix: DOD Sponsored Film Projects 2001–2017

Notes

References

Index