Kodak at War – January 1945 advertisement
Toronto. America was a bit late to the WW2, but made up for it in spades after Pearl Harbor was attacked by an ally of Germany. All industries quickly turned to the war effort. Hollywood cranked out propaganda movies galore encouraging young men to sign up for the war effort.
The movies were always upbeat and showed American men and women in the best light. Advertisements like this Kodak ad from late in the war (January 1945 issue of American Cinematographer) supported the war effort.
My thanks to my good friend and fellow PHSC member, George Dunbar, for sharing this find with us. Well Done!
NB. This post title is a riff on a common expression for fast action without stopping to consider the consequences. Churchill had begged the USA to help earlier but the US President was helpless while the house and congress debated whether to join in or stay neutral. That is, until the Pearl Harbor disaster.
