Two Sparrows Cannot Drive Off Twenty American Eagles.
- Title:
- Two Sparrows Cannot Drive Off Twenty American Eagles.
- Alternate Title:
- Two Sparrows
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Office of War Information
- Date:
- 1945
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1328.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1328_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Subject:
- World War II
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 15 x 21 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- An Allied leaflet for distribution to Japanese forces, probably in 1945, illustrating the American force bearing down on Japan. "American scholars were trying to use Japanese philosophy and terminology as a weapon. The Japanese used the name 'Wild Eagles' for their pilots. This leaflet depicts American B-29 bombers approaching Japan and small sparrows fluttering to earth. It clearly shows that the Japanese eagles are nothing but small helpless birds about to be pushed aside by the American might." (http://www.psywarrior.com/OWI60YrsLater.html, accessed January 12, 2015).
The text on the verso reads in part, "Your military leaders have spoken with awe of the Dai Toa Kessen Butai, the purpose of which is to repair your losses and drive the Allies from the Pacific. They have tried to impress you with its strength, but stop and think about that strength. It hasn’t checked the American advance at all, has it? Why? Because it’s only a feeble unit compared to our own vast forces. Two sparrows can’t drive off twenty American eagles." (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 - 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:
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