Sept. 1939 - Sept. 1942: Facts Emphasize Britain's Unflinching Purpose After 3 Hard Years of War
A tall pictogram sheet marks three years of war with four panels: two in three Britons mobilised, ammunition output rising from 5,000 to over 55,000 tons a week, land under the plough, and RAF heavy bombers from 100 to 1,000. The tell is card-stacking, with only rising figures shown and no losses or shortfalls, and 'unflinching purpose' is a virtue phrase with no metric.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Chromoworks Ltd., London (printer; no issuing body named)
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
Issuer not named on the sheet; printed by Chromoworks Ltd.. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-400e.
Text on the object
Sept. 1939-Sept. 1942 The following facts emphasize Britain's unflinching purpose after 3 hard years of war 2 OUT OF 3 BRITONS MOBILISED FOR WAR Of 33 millions in the United Kingdom aged between 14 and 65, 22 millions, two persons out of three, have been mobilised for armed service or for full-time work in connection with the war. This in addition to the millions who are doing part-time work or giving voluntary unpaid service. BRITISH MINISTER OF LABOUR. May 21, 1942. House of Commons. INCREASING VOLUME OF WAR PRODUCTION 1940 Five thousand tons of ammunition every week 1942 Over fifty five thousand tons of ammunition every week BRITAIN GOES ALL OUT ON THE LAND Land under the plough. 1939 . 12,000,000 ACRES 1942 . 18,000,000 ACRES INCREASING HITTING POWER OF THE R.A.F. 1940 1941 1942 Size of Heavy Bomber forces . EACH [bomber icon] equals 40 Bombers 100 300 1,000 G.P.G./AM./17 PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY CHROMOWORKS LTD., LONDON 51-2968.
