World War Two
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Salute to the Resistance (British poster, ca. 1944)
Text: Salute to the Resistance – and onwards! Year: ca. 1944. Publisher: Bureau of Anglo-American Information (Bureau d’Information Anglo-Americain). Artist: NA. Additional information: Poster shows a Resistance fighter and a woman greeting an Allied soldier while a column of tanks advances to the bottom right.
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After Thermopylae (British cartoon, 1941)
Text: After Thermopylae. Year: 1941. Publisher: Punch magazine. Artist: NA. Additional information: The cartoon was published in the wake of the 1941 Battle of Thermopylae, that saw Australian and New Zealand troops battle the invading Germans as they executed an ultimately successful retreat. The Germans continued their advance south, capturing Athens two days after the…
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Join the Territorial Army (British poster, 1938)
Text: Scotland for ever! Join the Territorial Army. Year: 1938. Publisher: H. M. Stationery Office Artist: NA. Additional information: The TA was established in 1908 as a home defence force. Its size was steadily reduced in the 1920s following the First World War, but the recruitment campaign of 1938-9, coupled with the reintroduction of conscription…
