propaganda

Sample of a propaganda flyer (front and back of a single sheet shown) thrown out while in the air by B-24 bomber crews in China, as collected by Robert Zolbe, who kept a few back when he tossed them out on missions. These flyers were usually on very thin paper, and quite small, maybe 6-7 inches tall, and 4-6 inches...

Slogan on a roadside tower in Yunnan, about chasing away the Japanese invader. In China during WWII. 1945. Photo from A. L. Schwartz.

American and Chinese servicemen exchanging a "Ding Hao" thumbs up with a young Chinese boy the CBI. The slogan on the wall behind refers to carrying out work in sanitation and health.

Americans and Chinese in the CBI in front of wall covered in propaganda. During WWII.

Sample of a propaganda flyer (front and back of a single sheet shown) thrown out while in the air by B-24 bomber crews in China, as collected by Robert Zolbe, who kept a few back when he tossed them out on missions. These flyers were usually on very thin paper, and quite small, maybe 6-7 inches tall, and 4-6 inches...

Americans and Chinese stop to look at a large wall mural showing peoples from four countries (China, Britain, United States, Russia, as shown by the four flags) uniting to put fascists in their place.

A tract written in Chinese, urging the Chinese in Yunnan province's Longling (Lungling)/Tengchong (Tungchung) area to do everything possible to disrupt the Japanese war effort. From the collection of Glade C. Burton's family.