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title: New Zealand Fights in Pacific Skies
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/new-zealand-fights-in-pacific-skies-1939/
description: A photograph shows an airman in flying kit looking up at the propeller and nose of a fighter aircraft under palm trees.
section: Collection
---

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# New Zealand Fights in Pacific Skies

A photograph shows an airman in flying kit looking up at the propeller and nose of a fighter aircraft under palm trees, with the title 'New Zealand Fights In Pacific Skies'. The poster carries little argument beyond its title; the tell is the slogan 'Fights', which asserts New Zealand's war effort without figures or named actions.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

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

```
NEW ZEALAND Fights
In Pacific Skies

Issued by the New Zealand Legation, Washington 8, D. C.
Printed in the U. S. A.
```

[← New Zealand Fights for the Future](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/new-zealand-fights-for-the-future-nz-1939/) [No Submarines Without Sulphuric Acid →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/no-submarines-without-sulphuric-acid-uk-1939/)

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