For The King and Country WWII

£750.00

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster featuring a colourful dynamic design of a soldier in red and black holding a rifle gun against a yellow sky background with two British warships in grey and white speeding across a choppy sea and three planes flying overhead with the text in Chinese below. The Japanese military invaded Malaya (Malaysia) in 1941 and fought against the Allied forces down to Singapore island; the Battle of Singapore (Fall of Singapore) in 1942 resulted in the surrender of the British-led forces to Japan, the largest in British forces history. Designed by Warins Singapore. Offset by Printers Ltd. Singapore. Good condition, creases and stains in top margin.

Country

Singapore

Year

1940s

Style

Propaganda Posters

Size (cm)

38x25