The Capture of the German Rocket Secrets (1945)
In February 1945, Peter Beasley, who was serving as a colonel in the U.S. Army at the…
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In 1951 a total of 6 editions of the Preventive Maintenance Monthly were published. The Army had experienced some degree of acceptance and success during WWII with the instructional publication Army Motors that was published during World War 2 from May 1940 until September and their first editions very rough black and white typewriter style publ...
This pamphlet was produced in 1951 by the renowned writer Charles Biro for the U.S. Treasury Department through the National Cartoonists Society as a public service shares ideas on how to conserve spending and lend support to the troops overseas.
Illustrated by Milton Arthur Caniff and Herbert Block for the United States Air Force, Psychological Warfare Division in 1951. The pamphlet is a brief presentation of the mission aims and techniques of psychological warfare. The basic theory behind the use of psychological warfare as a military weapon is simple-kill the enemy's will to fight wit...
Bert the Turtle was the star of the official U.S. Civil Defense film, "Duck and Cover" for children in which Bert shows what to do in case of an atomic attack. This illustrated pamphlet was distributed at the same time of the film.
Judy Joins the Waves (1951)
Comics
The story of Judy starts with the typical life of a well-educated under 21-year-old that has her mind set on what to become in the future as she meets an old friend that has joined the Navy recently and obviously is proud of his life changing decision. Also, not surprising has he got an enlistment booklet for U.S. Navy Career Woman with him that...
Dick Wingate of the U.S. Navy was a Toby Press promotional giveaway comic distributed by Navy recruiters. The story: After graduating from high school, Dick Wingate joins the Navy. We follow Dick through boot camp, exams, and further training as he prepares for a secret mission.
In 1952 a total of 4 editions of the Preventive Maintenance Monthly were published. The Preventive Maintenance Monthly is a series of United States Army technical bulletins that are published as a monthly magazine with comic book-style art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods (The magazine's title derives from its being a "postscr...
This booklet contains a collection of combat artist Norvel E. Packwood's cartoons of his experience in Korea, including a poignant final illustration showing how Korea became the 'forgotten' war...
In 1953 a total of 6 editions of the Preventive Maintenance Monthly were published. The Preventive Maintenance Monthly is a series of United States Army technical bulletins that are published as a monthly magazine with comic book-style art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods (The magazine's title derives from its being a "postscr...
In 1954 a total of 11 editions of the Preventive Maintenance Monthly were published. The Preventive Maintenance Monthly is a series of United States Army technical bulletins that are published as a monthly magazine with comic book-style art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods (The magazine's title derives from its being a "postsc...
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