Attack Attack Attack

Over the top.

The artist commissioned for this work is Ferdinand Warren and the poster is from 1942.  There is a larger size available, but this one is 28” x 22”.  Office of Government Printing: 1942-O-497775.

Doing all you can, brother?

By artist Robert Sloan.  Color poster shows a close-up of a soldier with a bandaged head and a blood-stained khaki uniform. He has light-colored hair and blue eyes. In the background, a barren field lies scattered with broken or abandoned machinery.  US Government Printing Office: 1943-O-502782, measures 28" x 22".

Deliver us from evil

Young girl, crying, a bit dirty and haggard, in front of a swastika, with the reminder to Buy War Bonds across the bottom.  Artist is Harriet Nadeau.  U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-O-523825, and this poster is 28" x 22".

For Liberty and Peace on Earth

Merry Christmas!  You'll thank me in 30 years.

"For Liberty and Peace on Earth give War Bonds"  The Liberty Bell floats above a $100 War Bond. Official U. S. Treasury Poster created for Christmas, 1944. This poster has the Liberty Bell hanging from a mantel with holly. Additional bells of paper hang from the mantel, and in the middle of the poster is a $100 War Bond. Message: The best present of all is a War Bond. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944-O-611278.  Bottom right reads WFD 965-C.  Artist is Lyman Simpson.

. . . and WE talk about sacrifice

Ruined villages were an all too common occurrence.

This poster is from 1943 and is 28" x 20".  I think the woman is from somewhere in Eastern Europe, and her village is a smoky ruin behind her.  By 1943 Eastern Europe had been at war for four years and the civilian populations suffered tremendously.  The message here, obviously, is that buying a War Bond is a small sacrifice compared to what the war has cost her and those like her.  I have seen this image used for other country's fundraising efforts, too, like this example from the UK.

The artwork is by Roger Coulliard (best known for his work with the Canadian Pacific railway) and I can't find a biography of the artist to link.

Back 'Em Up. Buy Extra Bonds

Dwight D. Eisenhower, before getting his 5th star.

This poster is from 1944, and measures 28" x 20".  It is one of many posters encouraging people to buy more War Bonds.  In fact, War Bonds will be a theme we see a lot with these posters.