| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ARTV02307 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 75.0 x 50.2 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Thomas Forman & Sons Ltd |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c.1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Back them up!: Britain develops new desert tactics. Tough, well-trained infantry clear the way for tanks in North Africa
Description
British poster depicting British soldiers using new desert tactics in North Africa. A muscular soldier is in the foreground, ploughing through a sandstorm. His comrades in the background are featureless, and the entire composition is in brown and yellow. The brushstrokes are rapid and blurred, conveying the brutality of the desert conditions. At the bottom of the poster is the title, 'BACK THEM UP!' The poster refers to vital home front support for British forces overseas.
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