Original Item: Only One Available. Although the vast majority of Americans never saw an actual enemy combatant during World War II, they did see countless depictions of the enemy. Wartime poster artists frequently depicted the Allies’ various enemies as ruthless, vicious, backstabbing, inhuman, or demonic. Such imagery often resorted to exaggeration and hyperbole. Yet the point of the intense propaganda imagery was clear: losing the war to the Axis powers would be a global catastrophe. This poster is a prime example of the “Nature of the Enemy” series that were produced during the war.

This is a lovely 28 ½" x 40" World War II Propaganda poster with a gripping image of a swas (hook cross) clad arm, striking down the Holy Bible with a 98k bayonet. At the bottom in green is the text THIS IS THE ENEMY. Almost everyone considers this one of the greatest of World War II propaganda posters. Barbara Marks is sometimes credited as the artist and we know that she did create other World War II posters.

Bottom border of the poster reads:

OWI Poster- No. 76, Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C., ☆ U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-O-533688

An unrestored totally original poster with a very clean overall appearance. It has signs of use, such as edge and fold wear, and minor creases. These were issued folded up for mailing to locations around the country, and this has been refolded several times, sometimes incorrectly, so the folds are a bit delicate. There are also some small tears on the edge, as well as areas that were reinforced with tape long ago. There is just a bit of color fading, and this will look great once framed.

A very nice War Bonds poster, ready to add to your collection!