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Pamphlets
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Pamphlets

A single sheet of paper which is printed on both sides with a political, social, commercial, or other message and which is distributed free of charge to a wide public. The special newspaper editions containing breaking news that came in after the printing deadline may also be regarded as pamphlets. Such special editions were more frequent during the World War, since the actuality of the newspapers regularly lagged behind the pace of events in spite of multiple issues per day. A precise …

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Bohrmann, Hans, “Pamphlets”, in: Brill’s Digital Library of World War I. Consulted online on 04 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-3786_dlws1_beww1_en_0455>
First published online: 2015



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