Give more good books to our men in the armed services
A stylised dark-blue eagle with spread wings clutches a bundle of books in its talons, under the headline 'Give more good books to our men in the Armed Services' and the instruction to send books to a local library or collection centre. The national emblem carries the appeal; the technique is transfer of the eagle's authority to a book drive.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- 1943 Victory Book Campaign (American Library Association, American Red Cross, U.S.O.)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, 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)
1943 Victory Book Campaign. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-881 (NAID 514386).
Text on the object
GIVE MORE GOOD BOOKS To Our Men in the Armed Services Send all you can to your local library or collection center 1943 VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN Franklin P. Adams, Edward L. Bernays, Norman Cousins, Co-Chairmen, National Campaign Board Sponsored by THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, THE U.S.O. [imprint: small printer's mark at lower right]
