Impassable
This French bridge was damaged during the Allied invasion of France in 1944. The Allies landed along the southern French coast on August 15, 1944. This photograph was...
In case of failure
Drafted (and misdated) by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 5, 1944, this message was written in the event that the Allied invasion of Europe failed. Eisenhower asks...
"Inspiration to all the men in his company"
First Lieutenant Onless C. Brister submitted this statement describing the medical aid Private First Class Desmond Doss gave to injured soldiers from April 29 to May...
“It's Our Fight Too!”
The U.S. Government published posters like this one to motivate women to work in defense jobs.
Join the Navy!
In this World War II Navy recruiting poster by McClelland Barclay, a shirtless, muscular sailor is loading a large shell into a gun. Building a World War II fighting...
Join the U.S. Army Air Corps
This 1942 poster of a smiling aviator on a background of stars and stripes invites enlistment in the Army Air Corps. Building a World War II fighting force required...
Keep ‘em fighting
In this World War II poster, showing a muscular sailor with ammunition, the National Safety Council admonishes workers on the home front to maintain productivity by...