Why Democracy Needs You: Lessons from World War II

A fascinating reminder of the idealism which accompanied Britain in the Second World War. - Timothy Garton Ash author of Homelands: A Personal History of EuropeThese pamphlets aimed to teach British soldiersabout the system they were fighting for, warts and all. Of their time, but the view of democraticresponsibilities still resonates today. - Pepper Culpepperauthor of Billionaire Backlash‘Hitler has educated the Germans to be his blind slaves; we have the far harder task of educating responsible citizens.For that, we must have learnt not to be at the mercy of propaganda and ignorant prejudices.This sort of training is especially important for those who fight for a democracy … ’After the devastating losses suffered by the British army in the early years of World War II, the coalition government was looking for ways to boost the morale of British servicemen.They set up an innovative programme designed to educate soldiers on the system of democracy in Britain, first to underline what the