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title: British Cruisers Steaming into Action in the Mediterranean
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-british-cruisers-steaming-into-action-mediterranean-1939/
description: A photograph shows three British cruisers at sea, with a caption citing the Battles of the River Plate and Cape Matapan as 'brilliant naval actions'
section: Collection
---

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# British Cruisers Steaming into Action in the Mediterranean

A photograph shows three British cruisers at sea, with a caption citing the Battles of the River Plate and Cape Matapan as 'brilliant naval actions' in which enemy ships 'were soundly beaten'. The tell for card-stacking is the selection of victories and routine duties alone, with no losses or denominators.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

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

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E.A.6.

[logo: Union Jack] FOR FREEDOM

BRITISH CRUISERS STEAMING INTO ACTION
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

THIS TYPE OF BRITISH WARSHIP has a world-wide task, ranging from brilliant naval actions, such as the Battles of the River Plate and Cape Matapan, where the enemy ships were soundly beaten, to the hard daily duty of tracking down enemy surface raiders in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, and escorting important convoys.
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