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title: Corporal R. Derby Holmes, Author of "A Yankee in the Trenches"
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/corporal-r-derby-holmes-yankee-in-the-trenches-1918/
description: A portrait of a young soldier in a British-style cap stands in front of a tank, under billing for a lecture and book by a returned American.
section: Collection
---

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[![Corporal R. Derby Holmes, Author of "A Yankee in the Trenches", 1918 US poster: A portrait of a young soldier](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/corporal-r-derby-holmes-yankee-in-the-trenches-1918.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/corporal-r-derby-holmes-yankee-in-the-trenches-1918.jpg)

# Corporal R. Derby Holmes, Author of "A Yankee in the Trenches"

A portrait of a young soldier in a British-style cap stands in front of a tank, under billing for a lecture and book by a returned American. The text offers his bomber and 'Suicide Club' story and addresses 'every man who expects to fight' and every woman with loved ones in service. The technique is testimonial: a first-hand soldier's experience is the draw, with the war itself as the attached prestige.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
CORPORAL R. DERBY
HOLMES
AUTHOR OF
"A YANKEE IN THE TRENCHES"

READ THE BOOK -
HEAR HIM LECTURE!

An American Lad
who was in the first
attack of the
British Tanks.

His story of service
as a bomber and
in "The Suicide Club"
will grip any
audience.

EVERY MAN WHO EXPECTS TO
FIGHT AND EVERY WOMAN WHO
HAS LOVED ONES IN SERVICE
SHOULD HEAR CORPORAL HOLMES

UNDER THE EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT OF
LEE KEEDICK
437 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY
MANAGER WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED LECTURERS
```

Text read from the image; line breaks follow the sheet.

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