Art of World War II Posters
My son was playing a new game called Boom Beach the other day. It's loosely based on a World War II theme, which got me thinking (randomly, of course) about World War II era posters. There were some truly outstanding propaganda posters of the day. A lot of the ones produced by the U.S. Government to encourage the ongoing war effort back home are very memorable. Here are some of my favorites from the era.
...and a video collection of some more:
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