'Bataan Appeal' leaflet

Title

'Bataan Appeal' leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the return of General Douglas MacArthur in 1944. The leaflets were probably airdropped to Japanese troops on the Philippine Islands cut off on Bataan, soon after General MacArthur landed in October, 1944. One side features an image of a map showing American and Japanese positions on Bataan. The other side contains a statement about the preparedness of the Americans and that the Japanese troops have no means of escape. It explains how the Japanese troops can surrender and promises the fair treatment. The intent of this leaflet was to induce the surrender of Japanese troops by demoralizing them. The leaflet is numbered '39 J 6'. 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

1945

Is Part Of

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

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_076

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