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W. R. Royle & Son Ltd. By Land Sea and Air The Allies Are Hitting Back

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.29 Author/Creator: W. R. Royle & Son Ltd. Place Written: England Type: Poster Date: 1939-1945 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 50.2 cm, Width: 37.7 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "By Land Sea and Air The Allies Are Hitting Back," dated 1939-1945. Poster features a V-shape formation of soldiers with flags behind them. There are also six scenes on the poster. The featured flags belong to England, the United States, The Soviet Union, China, Poland, Norway, Czechoslovakia, France, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Belgium, and Greece. The scenes are; two soldiers shooting a gun, upper left; a burning ship, center left; sailors loading bombs onto a plane, lower left; soldiers carrying guns and charging, upper right; a factory floor with tanks being built, center right; a factory floor where planes are being built, lower right. There is an identifying number on the bottom of the poster, 51-9769.

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