'Our Hope' propaganda leaflet

Title

'Our Hope' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippine Islands in 1944. The leaflets were probably airdropped to Japanese units that were defeated and cut off from escape on the Philippine Islands soon after General MacArthur landed in October, 1944. The front features the words 'Think this over carefully'. The other side features text written by a Japanese prisoner of war, describing the Americans as kind. The text also comments on the superiority of the American tanks, warships, planes and guns. The intent of these leaflets was to demoralize Japanese troops by pointing out their weaknesses, with the hope of inducing their surrender. The leaflet is numbered '19J6'. It is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas.

Creator

Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch

Date

1944-1945

Is Part Of

Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_021

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial Coverage

Philippines

Type

Still Image