Bring the urgency of the WWII home‑front right to your wall with this dramatic poster by American illustrator Ferdinand Warren. Commissioned by the U.S. Treasury’s War Finance Division and printed by the Government Printing Office in 1942, it thundered from train stations, factory gates, and movie‑house lobbies across the nation, reminding civilians that dollars were ammunition.
The image
Triple Imperative: The staccato “ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK” echoes a battlefield order, but it’s aimed at every American paycheck.
Amphibious charge: Helmeted infantry surge from a surf‑pounded beach while swarms of bombers darken the sky—an all‑arms snapshot of the new global war.
Bold contrasts: Warren’s saturated greens, ochres, and jet‑black shadows crank up the adrenaline, while the stark white lettering lands the sales pitch with a punch.
Why it mattered
Financing victory: By war’s end, bond drives raised roughly $185 billion (over half of total U.S. war costs). Buying a $18.75 Series E bond meant lending Uncle Sam $25 to be repaid in ten years—a patriotic savings account that funded everything from rations to B‑17s.
Cultural blitz: Posters like this were backed by celebrity rallies, radio jingles, and even a cross‑country train—“The Freedom Special”—that toured captured enemy equipment to boost sales.
Psychology of repetition: The triple verb wasn’t a typo; marketers knew that rhythmic repetition boosts recall and spurs action—a trick still used in today’s advertising playbooks.
Own a slice of the home‑front fight. Hang it, feel the roar of bombers overhead, and remember a time when ordinary citizens financed an extraordinary victory—one $18.75 bond at a time.
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