Guns, tanks, and bombs were the
principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, subtler, forms of
warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the
hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons
engaged the enemy.
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Persuading the American public became a wartime industry,
almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets
and planes. The Government launched an aggressive propaganda campaign to
galvanize public support, and some of the nation’s foremost intellectuals,
artists, and filmmakers became warriors on that front.
This online exhibit features 33 posters and 1
sound file from a more extensive exhibit that was presented in the National
Archives Building in Washington, DC, from May 1994 to February 1995.
Click
here to check out the full exhibit online.
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