Selling the Arsenal of Democracy: America’s Weapons of World War II as seen in Homefront Magazines

Never-before-seen and rare advertisements during the war in jaw-dropping colour An overlooked part of US military history and home propaganda throughout World War II As the US sent troops to the frontlines, artists were recruited to encourage those at home to do their part Of interest to military historians, local historians, video gamers and those studying graphic design and typography of the period Selling the Arsenal of Democracy: America’s Weapons of World War II as seen in Homefront Magazines tells the full story of the weapons, including fighter planes, tanks, ships and guns, that America produced during the war to defeat the Axis powers. Also, it shows how the American population were ‘sold’ to those at home through the countless advertisements that appeared in popular magazines. Though well-known companies such as General Motors, Ford, Kelvinator and BFGoodrich and a whole host of others could no longer sell their products to consumers, they instead turned their factories