This Destroyer in Miniature Is Britain's Answer to the German E-Boat
A photograph of a British motor gun boat at speed in rough water, with a Union Flag emblem and the words 'For Freedom' beside a caption on its role against German E-boats. The tell for transfer is the flag emblem and 'For Freedom' attached to a naval-capability photo; for card-stacking, only the boat's strengths are listed ('more than a match for the enemy E-boat').
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Unattributed British issue (marked 'E.A.S.' and 'For Freedom')
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- 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 Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Held by NARA, Unrestricted; UK wartime print of uncertain rights, hosted by owner decision
Unattributed British issue (marked 'E.A.S.' and 'For Freedom'). National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-467.
Text on the object
E.A.S. THIS DESTROYER IN MINIATURE IS BRITAIN'S ANSWER TO THE GERMAN E-BOAT POWERFUL AND WELL ARMED, this miniature naval vessel does valuable work in patrolling the British coasts, on the look-out for German E-boats. It is also useful for escort duties, as its high speed, manœuvrability, and its deadly fire-power make it more than a match for the enemy E-boat, which tries to prey on British shipping. FOR FREEDOM
