Battle of the Atlantic British WWII Poster Bataille de L'atlantique
- 1944
- F. Donald Blake
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20 x 30 inches ~ (50 x 76 cm)$1,800
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $145 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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Extrmely rare poster showing the a map of the northern Atlantic Ocean and the west coast of Europe. Allied merchant ships and warships are shown in convoys, travelling to and from Europe. Allied factories are shown in Britain. German submarines are shown sinking, and German factories and railways are shown in flames
Text box reads (in French) A CEASELESS BATTLE IS RAGING IN THE ATLANTIC The Axis U-boats' intention is to isolate and starve Britain. But as the U-boat offensive mounts, so do Britain's protective measures. More and more escort vessels are safeguarding convoys. The U-boats' Atlantic Coast bases are being pounded by the Allied Air Forces and the entrances to their harbours are being mined from the air. The factories where they are being built are being crippled by bombs. All these counter-measures enabled Mr. Churchill to say, when reviewing the U-boat campaign in May 1943, 'Our killings of the U-boats ... greatly exceeded all previous experience and the last three months, and particularly the last three weeks, have yielded record results.'
