Advertisements from magazines and other periodicals from the Second World War.
Men in tanks must eat quickly and well Actual meat meals from the new 5-in-1 Ration carried by U.S. Armored Forces operation in enemy territory When U.S. tanks smash their way through enemy lines our men are often in the thick of fighting for days at a team. That’s when food is a No. 1 …
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WE’VE ENLISTED – Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade WWII Ad THERE WILL BE NO PARADE THIS THANKSGIVING We Macy balloons have always stood for peace and plenty of fun for all. We were a weaving and bobbing symbol of democracy at play. We figured in a parade devoted to laughter and shenanigans. Fear never marched in our …
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WWII Winchester M1 Carbine Rifle Ad: Down from the skies come U.S. Paratroops. A new American fighting force in this war, it is natural they should need a new firearm.
“No broader than a Pilot’s Shoulders” : That’s an important specification for an airplane engine, when you want every mile of speed you can get from a military fighter plane.
Be Proud, America – Lockheed P-38 Ad: Be proud of your flying warriors, America! They’re fighting… as have Americans of every generation… for the freedom of man.
“Just like a taste of home” When you’re thousands of miles from home…on a shell-racked tropic isle…or high on a rocky ridge… How precious, then, is that “taste of home”… how comforting the rich aroma and full flavor of a slow-burning, cool-smoking Camel…the cigarette that is the first choice with men in all the services. …
Stalkers of Hidden Devilfish: In the vanguard of the fighter craft that track the U-boat down are the fighter planes powered byt the Allison – America’s first and foremost liquid-cooled aircraft engine.
World War II Pennsylvania Railroad Troop Train Ad. These boys know what it means – the troop train is approaching the troop ships.
As you would seed him on a scale, he would weigh 180s pounds of of bone, muscle and fighting energy–a fine specimen of American manhood. But on the scales of the Army — and the Railroads–his “fighting weight” is …8 tons.
You’re holding up a million-dollar bomber . . . try SYNTHETIC RUBBER For months a great airplane company had been working night and day to get into production on a new bomber wanted by the Army. Millions had been invested in tools and jigs. But now the first models were developing a “bug” that threatened …
