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Posters of World War II is a study of the war poster as a phenomenon. It considers that they were often excellent and beautiful pieces of artwork as much as they were tools for imparting information. Never before has such a comprehensive collection of World War II posters and authoritative text been combined. Posters of World War II gives the reader a full-page image, which is then explained in full on the opposite page. The text details the facts about the poster, where possible profiling the artist, explains the significance of its message and considers its impact in the context of the war. The book considers the changing nature of posters as the war developed, giving an insight into the thoughts and fears of the officials tasked with producing the propaganda. Posters of World War II is a study of posters from the artistic angle, an insight into the psychology of poster production during the war, and the overall importance of posters in the conflict. AUTHOR: N S Tank Nash CBE, is a retired brigadier. His highly amusing Sustainer articles in military journals attracted a wide following. He is the author of K Boat Catastrophe and Chitral Charlie. SELLING POINTS: . Never before has such a detailed collection of World War II posters been brought together . Each poster accompanied by detailed text describing its origins, design and purpose . The posters cover a wide range of topics, such as recruitment, security, finance and hygiene . Features posters from the Axis nations Germany, Japan and Italy as well as Allied countries . Post war posters are also included in this book . Explains how poster played a vital function in disseminating information to the civilian population ILLUSTRATIONS: 200 colour posters

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The poster was the main form of visual propaganda during the Second World War, appearing just about everywhere in each of the combatant natures. Much of their imagery has sunk into the national memory ('Dig for victory', the 'squander bug' or 'careless talk costs lives' in Britain for instance). This book reproduces over 200 of these posters, from seven of the main combatant nations (the British chapter also includes a number of Commonwealth posters, with those aimed at French Canadians being of particular interest). The book is beautifully produced. The posters are crisp and colourful, giving a good idea of their original impact. There are some very striking images here, and this high quality of reproduction allows them to be fully appreciated. The presence of so many posters allows the reader to recognise both the distinguishing features of each countries posters and the elements that many had in common. The supporting text falls into two sections. Each chapter has an introduction that looks at how posters were produced in each country - who controlled the imagery and how the overall themes evolved during the war. The second section consists of the individual captions, which include information on the individual artists and comments on the posters themselves. This book contains a fascinating selection of wartime posters, covering a wide range of topics and allowing the reader to compare the different approaches taken to propaganda in the main combatant nations of the Second World War and comes highly recommended. www.historyofwar.org

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