World War II Propaganda, Cartoons, Film, Music, & Art

Updated September 2010 

WAR PROPAGANDA
Propaganda Analysis: Home Page 
  Propaganda—Good and Bad—for Democracy 
  Propaganda Media 
  The Office of War Information 
  Records of the office of War Information [OWI]
   The OWI in the Early War Years
Media and War
  What is Propaganda?: Contents - G.I. Pamphlet Series Home
  World War II Posters: Powers of Persuasion
  War Aims Through Art: The U.S. Office of War Information
  WWII Homefront: "Remember Pearl Harbor!" - WWII Homefront: Anti-Japanese
  World War I II Pictures, Posters 
  War and Liberty Bonds Posters 
Because Somebody Talked!(WWII Propaganda Poster)
  Produce For Victory: Posters on the American Home Front (1941-45)
  E. H. Tepper Collection of World War II Posters 
  World War II Poster Collection from Northwestern University Library 
  War Posters of the 20th Century 
World War 2 British Home Front Propaganda Posters
  WarMuseum.ca - Canadian Wartime Propaganda - Second World War - Canadian WWII Propaganda Posters
DHM, Poster Collection 
  "A Summons to Comradeship"  World War I and II Posters 
Propaganda leaflets of World War 2: Home page - mirror site - frames site 
  Propaganda Gallery 
   Pictures of Propaganda Posters of WWI, WWII
  German Propaganda Archive (Guide Page) 
  Nazi Propaganda (1933-1945) - Anti-Semitic Material
Pictures of Nazi Propaganda from the Simon Wiesenthal Center
Pictures of German Propaganda Posters 
  1935 Nazi Propaganda for Rearmament 
  Der Giftpilz - The Toadstool - Anti-Semitic Children's Book
  Old Eagle´s WAR/PROPAGANDA POSTERS archive 
  WWII Propaganda Posters and Women 
  Nursing Posters from World War II 
   Women's Recruiting Posters WWII  
Posters of the Second World War 
  Kilroy Was Here - War Posters
The Propagander! (The Art Of Propaganda)
  World War I & II Pictures, Posters 
  GAME: Nazi Propaganda - Walk the Plank game
  World War II Videos - Allies, German Footage, Propaganda Film.
National Socialist Posters and National Socialist Images - Nice images, but these sites are part of a Revisionist Hitler site - Be careful!!!

Radio propaganda can be found below in the section on "Music and Radio." Film propaganda can be found below in the section on "Film - Movies."
For much more on German propaganda and the Nazi education/indoctrination of German Youth, check out my Hitler page.


WARTIME CARTOONS IN PRINT
WW II Encyclopedia -- Kilroy Was Here 
  Kilroy Was Here
  Kilroy info 
  What's the origin of "Kilroy was here?" 
  Kilroy  
FDR Cartoon Collection Database
FDR Project: WWII 1942
The War Years - 1943 
Emperor Hirohito cartoon page
  George Rarey's World War II Air Force Cartoon Journals 
  Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons
ARTHUR SZYK CARTOONS - The Art of Arthur Szyk - Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom (Library of Congress) 
  WWII artwork of Ed Pranger 
WAMS: Political Cartoon Links 
  Bill Mauldin
 



WARTIME CARTOONS ON FILM
Goopy Geer's Rare Cartoons Page - War Cartoons - Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck propaganda cartoons
  War 'Toons
   Looney Lists-World War II - Google Search 
  Warner Bros. Cartoon Releases - 1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 
  Straight Dope Staff Report: Did Bugs Bunny appear in a racist cartoon during World War II? 
 
Ducktators 
  The Censored Cartoons Page 
  Disney Goes to War
  Walt Disney cartoon, Der Fuehrer's Face, (1.6MB RealAudio) 
  CARTOON RESEARCH
 


HOLLYWOOD
(and the movie industry) AT WAR
Cinemocracy - propaganda for the war effort: Free Movies Download & Streaming 
  Evolution of Film Propaganda Throughout World War II
  War and Anti-War Films
  Celluloid Soldiers
  Motion Pictures and Propaganda
  Office of War Information
  Records of the office of War Information [OWI]
  Regulating the Screen: The Office of War Information and the Production Code Association (PCA)
  The OWI and Hollywood's Portrayal of the Allies - The OWI and Hollywood's Portrayal of the Enemy
  The OWI in the Early War Years
  The Production Code (PCA) and the War in Europe
  Morale Films
  The Stars Go to War
  Hollywood Homefront Mobilization
  The Battle Ground
  War Film
  WWII Filmography
  Frank Capra's Why We Fight Films - Frank Capra - Frank Capra & The American myth - Frank Capra and the American Ideals - Capra, Smith, and Doe
  Nazism and cinema - Propaganda in Nazi Germany - Nazi Propaganda (1933-1945) - German Propaganda Films - Nazi Propaganda
  Triumph of the Will by Leni Riefenstahl
  The History Place - Triumph of Hitler: Triumph of the Will
  Internet Resources: Leni Riefenstahl
  Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia": Brilliant Cinematography or Nazi Propaganda?
  German Expert on Nazi Films and Propaganda
  Films for World War II 
  Films from the Home Front
  WWII Guide: Hollywood's World War II Combat Movies
  Victory Theater: Hollywood And World War II
  A STUDY IN MOTION PICTURE PROPAGANDA
  Images - WWII Nurses in Movietone Newsreels
  "Mission to Moscow" - Warner Bros. propaganda film 
  "The Negro Soldier" - propaganda film by Frank Capra, "The Negro Soldier", part 2 
   THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: A CRITIQUE OF JOHN FORD'S FILM  
   War Movies and War Propaganda: Media Resources 
  Military-WWII-Nazi-Soviet-Propaganda Videos-International Historic Films
  World War II Videos - Allies, German Footage, Propaganda Film.
More links on Anti-Semitic Propaganda on my Hitler web page.


WARTIME ENTERTAINERS
The Stars Go to War
USO - United Service Organizations
On the Road: USO Shows: Bob Hope and American Variety (Library of Congress)
FRA's Naval Affairs - Bob Hope Named 'Honorary Veteran' by Congress
Entertainment Tonight-Bob Hope 
  The Bing Crosby Information File 
Entertainment Tonite-Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich home page at Arkadia Records
Marlene Dietrich Lili Marlene -Liner Notes


MUSIC & RADIO DURING WARTIME
Virtual Radio - World War II Multimedia Database
Tokyo Rose (actually known at the time as "Orphan Anne") - Japanese American woman, Ikuko Toguri, was trapped in Tokyo when war broke out.  Unable to return to the U.S., she ended up broadcasting anti-US propaganda for a Tokyo radio station.  Upon returning the the U.S. she was imprisoned for treason and served 6 years of a 10 year sentence.  In 1976, President Gerald Ford issued a presidential pardon to her. 
  Quest for Tokyo Rose 
  The Radio Propaganda Page - Orphan Ann ("Tokyo Rose") 
  "Orphan Ann" Home Page 
  World War II Propagandist / The Bride of Lord Haw-Haw! 
  Axis Sally 
  The American Experience | Guts and Glory | "Axis Sally" 
  The Radio Propaganda Sounds & Pictures Page - Axis Sally 
  EarthStation1.com - The Radio Propaganda Page 
   War Time Radio
  Words At War 
  Belfer World War II Songs || Syracuse University Library 
  WORLD WAR II SONGS BY TITLE 
  The Songs of WWII 
  Radio Broadcasts 1939-1943 
  A Day in Radio - September 21, 1939 
  Music and Sounds of World War II 
  Military Broadcasting 
  Reveille with Beverly Home Page 
  Women on Pacific Wartime radio 
  I'll Be Seeing You - 50 Songs Of World War II 
  Solid! -- Jo Stafford: G.I. Jo -- Songs of World War II 
  Soldiers Songs - army songs, Civil War, World War II, Vietnam War, World War 1
 
More info on popular music and entertainment during the war can be found on my WWII Women & the Homefront page.


NOSE ART & PIN UP GIRLS
THE PIN UP GIRLS
Nose Art
Bomber Girl Home Page - nose art of World War II. CAUTION - Because WWII nose art could be quite bawdy at times, the site includes some images that may not be appropriate for young children.
NOSE ART JACKETS BY C-J ENTERPRISES' NOSE ART GALLERY


WARTIME PHOTOGRAPHY
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum: Photos of World War II
Color Photographs from the FSA and OWI Home Page
World War II Photo / Contact Gallery
Generally Speaking-S/Sgt Bill Heller - Photos
EarthStation1: The WWII Sounds & Pictures Page - Wavs, Sounds & Pictures
World War II and Holocaust Photographs from the Simon Wiesenthal Center
World War II Timeline pictures 
  World War I & II Pictures, Posters

More images are available on my WWII Primary Documents page. Also, check out specific topics on my Main WWII page.


VARIOUS TOPICS
World War II videos and films | FIRST RUN/ICARUS FILMS
American Artists in Uniform
WWII artwork of Ed Pranger
The World War II Art Project
Canadian War Artists
World War II Europe Postcards
German Post Card, circa 1940
German Post Card, circa 1940 #2
WWII Postcard Collection From Italy
Japanese propaganda postcards of World War II


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