American Airborne Ads of the 20s Thru the 50s
By (Author) Kenneth Peck
BookBaby
BookBaby
2nd January 2020
United States
General
Non Fiction
Photojournalism and documentary photography
Paperback
200
Width 215mm, Height 279mm, Spine 12mm
757g
AMERICAN AIRBORNE ADS OF THE 20S THRU THE 50SFeatures 200 pages of Airborne / Paratrooper themed colorful ads (and many black and whites too) that are not only great for framing, but they give an interesting insight into the prestige of the early parachute troops, the evolution of their uniforms and equipment throughout their development during WWII and how corporations promoted their contribution to the war effort to the American public.The book is written in English, Spanish, French and German and features 200 pages of period print ads, cartoons and magazine covers, all with paratroopers.
Kenneth Peck is a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, Retired Combat Veteran of the US Army Warrant Officer Signal Corps (1988--2014), Active Member of the Round Canopy Parachute Team rcptusa.org Owner / Operator of Round Canopy, LLC www.RoundCanopy.com