Back the attack! The 3rd War Loan is on! Buy bonds here
Blue night scene of a paratrooper in helmet with a submachine gun, parachutes and a transport aircraft behind him, and a red shield with a star roundel reading 'The 3rd War Loan is on!'. The soldier and aircraft are set beside the bond appeal, borrowing the armed forces' standing for the purchase (transfer). A red bar at the foot reads 'Buy bonds here'.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Treasury Department, War Finance Division
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- Economy and finance, War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Treasury Department, War Finance Division. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-450 (NAID 513919).
Text on the object
BACK THE ATTACK! The 3RD WAR LOAN is on! BUY BONDS HERE [imprint: ☆ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943—544025]
