Propaganda Posters

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

The propaganda poster began to flourish with the advent of the Great War and became a medium not only for symbolising the devious cunning, barbaric tactics and ruthlessness of the enemy but also for focusing popular opinion at home. The war poster presents quite a different emphasis from most other art-forms in that it seeks not to enlarge the vision and perception of the viewer but to restrict that person's range of opinion and belief. As the Introduction to this volume makes clear, a successful poster was capable of only one interpretation. The Australian war poster developed the archetypes of Australian mythology -- the digger with his upturned hat, broad chest and firm jaw, the loyal wife on the homestead spurring the menfolk on, the powerful symbols of Flag and Empire. Norman Lindsay produced a number of aggressively anti-German cartoons for The Bulletin, depicting the enemy as vicious, and often cowardly brutes. In 1918 Lindsay took this to a peak by producing a poster depicting a German Ogre with blood-stained hands grasping the globe. Not all posters were as dramatic as this. Many responded purely to patriotism and increasing, in the 1939-1945 war, conveyed pragmatic details of war security measures, the need to conserve food and fuel resources, and the effort made by workers at home. This selection of war posters from the collection of the Australian War Memorial is international in scope and includes examples from the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Included are posters from Australia, the United States, Great Britain, South Africa, France, Germany, Vietnam, Egypt, the Philippines, Soviet Union, Canada, Malaya, Ceylon and New Zealand. -- Dust jacket.

Encyclopedia of War and American Society

The impact of war on American society has been extensive throughout our nation′s history. War has transformed economic patterns, government policy, public sentiments, social trends and cultural expression. SAGE Reference is proud to announce the Encyclopedia of War and American Society. This Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, highly-credentialed multidisciplinary historical work that examines the numerous ways wars affect societies. The three volumes cover a wide range of general thematic categories, issues, and topics that address not only the geopolitical effects of war, but also show how the U.S. engagement in national and international conflicts has affected the social and cultural arena. Key Features Explores and analyzes three types of effects of war—direct effects, interactive relationships, and indirect effects—to illustrate the range of connections between war and American society Probes the correlations between our wartime expeditions and the experiences of the greater American society not limited to just the war years but also demonstrates how the wartime event impacted society after the conflicts ended Offers readers a host of documents including passages from letters, diaries, autobiographies, official documents, novels, poems, songs, and cartoons, as well as images, graphs, and a number of tables of relevant data, surveys, and public opinion polls to extend their research capabilities Concentrates mostly on the last 100 years to give more coverage on this often neglected wartime era Key Themes Arts and Culture Civil-Military Relations Economy and Labor Education (both military and civilian) Environment and Health Journalism and Media Law and Justice Military Leaders and Figures Planning, Command and Control Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Religion Science and Technology Veterans′ Issues and Experiences The Wars themselves and their civilian and military leaders The Encyclopedia of War and American Society is a must-have reference for all academic libraries as well as a welcome addition to any social science reference collection.

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