All-Out for Victory!

Magazine Advertising and the World War II Home Front

By: John Bush Jones

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Hardcover | 31 January 2009

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Following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, many commercial advertisers and their Madison Avenue ad agencies instantly switched from selling products and services to selling the home front on ways to support the war. Ads by major manufacturers showcased how their factories had turned to war production, demonstrating their participation in the war and helping people understand, for instance, that they couldn't buy a new washing machine because the company was making munitions. Other ads helped civilians cope with wartime rationing and shortages by offering advice on how to make leftovers tasty, make shoes last, and keep a car in good working order. Ads also encouraged Victory Gardens, scrap collecting, giving blood, and (most important) buying War Bonds. In this book, Jones examines hundreds of ads from ten large-circulation news and general-interest magazines of the period. He discusses motivational war ads, ads about industrial and agricultural support of the war, ads directed at uplifting the morale of civilians and GIs, and ads promoting home front efficiency, conservation, and volunteerism. Jones also includes ads praising women in war work and the armed forces and ads aimed at recruiting more women. Taken together, war ads in national magazines did their part to create the most efficient home front possible in order to support the war effort.

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[L]avishly illustrated and superbly produced . . . the reader is treated to a large selection of wartime advertising in periodicals that are hard to find. . . . For those of us who love the sentimentality and unity of the greatest generation, Jones s book is a real treat. Winterthur Portfolio"
Jones has written an accessible book with the potential to break out of the academy and appeal to the general public. H-Net Review in the Humanities & Social Sciences"
This well-written book documents the important role of advertising during a critical period in US history. Highly recommended. Choice"

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History History of the Americas Business & Management Sales & Marketing Sales & Marketing Advertising Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Military History

Second World War Society & Culture Media Studies Advertising & Society

Preface
"All-Outs" and "Double-Barrelleds"
How to Advertise a War
"This Is Worth Fighting For"
Motivational War Ads
"The Arms Behind the Army"
Industrial Support of the War
The Farm Front
Agricultural Support of the War
"Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without"
Conservation, Scrap Drives, and Home Front Efficiency
Soda Pop, Letters, and Cigarettes
Morale Overseas and at Home
"Produce, Conserve, Share, and Play Square"
Coping with Shortages and Rationing
"The Hand That Rocked the Cradle Rules the World"
Women in War Work
"Dig Down Deep"
Giving Blood and Buying Bonds
Epilogue: The World of Tomorrow
Bibliography
Index
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All-Out for Victory!

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