One to think about when the precious snowflakes start whining… Can you IMAGINE them living during WWII? I can’t… Statistics from Flight Journal magazine. THE COST of DOING BUSINESS —- The staggering cost of war. THE PRICE OF VICTORY (cost … Continue reading
Category Archives: WWII
Back on track, and we’re back with the Army. This one is different, in that it’s a picture of a Sergeant ‘leading’ troops over the top. He’s carrying a Garand, with an M1905 bayonet, and it looks like probably mid-war … Continue reading
I’m kinda jumping out of my sequence here, but I wanted to post this one this week… Courtesy of Northwestern Univ HERE. This one was done by the Office of War Information, but I think it’s applicable for this week… … Continue reading
The Marines are up this week, and this one is what I’d call a ‘combo’ poster… Image from HERE. It’s both a celebration of the 167th anniversary of the Marines and a recruiting poster… Interestingly this was done for 1942, … Continue reading
It’s back around to the Navy, and this one is a ‘tad’ different… It’s for the Naval Reserve… This is another one from McClelland Barclay. Barclay was actually in the Navy as a Naval Constructor starting in 1938, and was … Continue reading
This one is a ‘generic’ recruiting poster, not just military, but was a lead up to the victory bonds, and the other material drives… Interestingly, the quote used is actually from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address… I have seen a slightly different … Continue reading
Yep, they DO run… Need some land plowed??? Centurion heading out to ‘play’… And a series of rifles… 03, 03A3, M-1, M-1 Carbine, all with bayonets… Drool… Edit- Thanks to Roger, the second one down is actually an Eddystone in … Continue reading
Normally I’d do a WWII poster today, but since we were at the tank show I decided to do something a bit different today. At breakfast yesterday we had a great discussion on America’s ability to step up and do … Continue reading
And next up, the Coast Guard… Today, twofer… Same small cutter (which I can’t find a damn thing on), in two different posters. From the looks of things, I’m guessing this is representative of the ones that actually saw action at … Continue reading
And we come back around to the Army. This one is a bit different, but interesting… Done in 1941. From the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula website. Beall did these ‘composite’ water colors quite often, and this one is … Continue reading