The Hour Is Drawing Near!
- Title:
- The Hour Is Drawing Near!
- Alternate Title:
- The Hour Is Drawing Near!
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- 6th Army, Psychological Warfare Branch
- Date:
- 1945
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1325.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1325_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Work Type:
- prints (visual works)
- Materials/Techniques:
- printing
- Subject:
- World War II
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 20 x 13 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A propaganda leaflet prepared by the allies for distribution to Japanese soldiers, likely in early 1945. The Title is "The Hour Is Drawing Near!" above a clock. Each hour on the clock is marked by an island captured by the allies (8-9-10-11 are Saipan-Guam-Palua-Philippines), and 12 o'clock is Japan.
The text on the verso contains three quotes from "high authorities" in Tokyo about the possibility that Japan may be invaded and defeated. It concludes that "Although they know there is no chance of victory, they continue making you die like dogs to save their own faces. Do you think this is just or right?" (http://navonanumis.blogspot.com/2012/06/us-propaganda-japans-hour-of-doom.html, accessed January 11, 2015).
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:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.