Britain's Vast Air Offensive - Over 700 R.A.F. Attacks on Germany
- Title:
- Britain's Vast Air Offensive - Over 700 R.A.F. Attacks on Germany
- Alternate Title:
- Britain's Vast Air Offensive
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- British Ministry of Information
- Date:
- 1940
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 1294.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1294_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Subject:
- World War II
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 37 x 26 page (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- During the height of the Blitz, the British Air Ministry published a number of maps and other materials reassuring the English public that the RAF was striking back at Germany. The subtitle of this map, published in the widely-circulated Illustrated London News, eschews traditional British understatement: "The R.A.F. Onslaught on Germany: A comprehensive map showing the vast extent of Britain's bombing offensive since the outbreak of war, embracing armament works, aerodromes, docks and naval bases, oil depots and refineries, goods yards, railway junctions, barges and shipping."
"During the Second World War, maps helped to bolster home support for the war effort." Murray 2008. The collection includes three examples: ID #1294 (article in the Illustrated London News); ID # 1295 (pamphlet with maps and detailed supporting data); and ID #1296 (large poster).
Note that these maps enhance the apparent effectiveness of the English offensive by using relatively large bomb symbols, even where a city had been attacked only once. Moreover, the map "does not tell us what the bombs represent" and "there is no comparative information on Germany's bombing of England and France. Without this comparison, we don't know whether the bombing pictured here represents more or less than what Germany was throwing against the Allies." Ibid.
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Source:
- Illustrated London News, October 12, 1940, p.463.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.