Title: The Battle of the Atlantic Title Vads Collection: Imperial War Museum: Posters of Conflict - The Visual Culture of Public Information and Counter Information

• Main Author: Artist: Blake, F Donald Associated Person: Churchill, Winston L S (Sir)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Bergen; Canada; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=51971

Concept: propaganda, civilian morale, military vehicles, aircraft, shipping, cartography, war debris, fire / fire fighting, politicians, industry, railways, empire / commonwealth Description: whole: the image occupies the whole. The title is integrated and positioned in the upper quarter, in black, held within a white scroll design. The main text is integrated and placed in the lower right, also in black, held within a white inset with a black border. Further text is integrated and located over the majority, in black, held within white scroll designs. All held within a black and grey border. image: 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: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC ICELAND CONVOYS TO RUSSIA TRONDHJEM VAAGSO NORWAY BERGEN STAVANGER CONVOYS FROM CANADA and the UNITED STATES SHETLAND ISLES ORKNEY ISLES CONVOYS AND AIRCRAFT FROM CANADA and the UNITED STATES DENMARK THE UNITED KINGDOM HAMBURG WILHELMSHAVEN BREMEN GERMANY FRANCE BREST LORIENT ST. NAZAIRE CONVOYS TO THE MEDITERRANEAN and the EAST 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.' F. DONALD BLAKE Object: map, submarine, warship, ship, aircraft, railway track, factory, parachute