World War II in 50 Posters: Understanding History Through Images

Propaganda posters during World War II reveal how nations mobilized public emotion to secure victory.

Despite the increasing influence of film and radio before and during the Second World War, poster propaganda retained its ability to persuade, and its favored position as an influential tool of combatant nations. With colorful images and forceful messages, the governments of the U.S. and Europe —including distant colonies and occupied territories—attempted to manipulate public opinion to ach...