Aug 01, 2001 - Sale 1903

Sale 1903 - Lot 42

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
SURPRISE . . . A POWERFUL WEAPON. 1943.

35 1/4x47 inches. U. S. Government Printing Office.
Condition B+: sharp vertical and horizontal folds; tears and minor losses at edges. Paper.
A photomontage of an American soldier sneaking up behind a German soldier and sinking his hatchet into his back; lettering in burnt orange. On the verso, a news map, with printed and graphic information on the "week of November 18th to November 25th, the 220th week of the war -- 102nd week of U.S. participation."