Propaganda posters were all too common during the Second World War. When the globe plunged into total war, there came a need to get everyone on board. That said, some of these left something to be ...

Twenty-five-year-old Iva Toguri, born and raised in Los Angeles, found herself trapped in Japan when that country bombed Pearl Harbor, bringing the U.S. into World War II. Forced into service as a ...

You may be familiar with the works of Thomas Hart Benton, the Neosho, Mo.-born painter and muralist who became part of the Regionalist movement in the 1930s and '40s. The son of a congressman, Benton ...

The British WWII propaganda poster languished in obscurity for decades before it resurfaced in Barter Books in 2000. Although it was printed in 1939, it was never officially distributed -- it was ...

Entertaining and informing the masses -- Fighting for freedom (1939-1945) -- The Cold War erupts and comics (mostly) toe the line (1945-1962) -- War comics in a time of upheaval (1962-1991) -- The ...

Hollywood has long been captivated by World War Two, producing everything from wartime propaganda films like Casablanca and Hitler – Dead or Alive to modern tributes such as Saving Private Ryan and ...