Search Results: WORLD WAR II from Aardvark Rare Books

Virginia: U.S. ARMY 64TH ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC BATTALION (USAFICPA), 1944. Poster. Good Plus. Three informational (propaganda) posters in a series, comprising 4009-1; 4009-2; and 4009-7, each measuring approximately 17 1/2" x 11 1/2". Each of the three shows a central fold crease, and one shows considerable smudging or perhaps dry mold; each is now protected in a stiff, archival sleeve. Bottom corner of each reads "Reproduced by 64th Engr. Top. Bn USAFICPA" followed by the graphic number. We're guessing that these posters did not come out of the far larger mapping divisions in the Topographic Battalion, but were from the "Graphic Arts and Distribution" division, domiciled in Virginia. The artist for each is "BRAD". 4009-1 depicts a tank surrounded by attacking Japanese soldiers who are attemptng to overrun the tank, lobbing grenades, etc. but who are repelled, ostensibly, because, well, it's a tank, and the fact that the soldiers in the tank are prepared. The caption in the top right corner reads:… Read More