Propaganda

December 31 1917

Dear Ada,

I’m sure there are posters everywhere at home. There are propaganda leaflets everywhere here as well. The enemy have been using balloons to scatter them everywhere. It is not only enemy propaganda but there are a number of Allied posters as well. Mostly recruiting posters, as I have witnessed a great many deaths and there are a lot more that I didn’t witness. People are dying left, right and center, so it’s no wonder there is a need for more soldiers! There are also tons of posters trashing the enemy. Although it’s hard to believe everything on there, I’m sure there are people who do. And I’m sure the enemy could be capable of carrying through with such horrors that I do not wish to describe to you. 

On a brighter note, it is a new year tomorrow! Hopefully this will all be over very soon.

Your brother,

Grant

German War Loan Poster / World War I. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 28 Nov 2010.

Shortreed, Robert. Letter. 9 May 1918. The Canadian Letters and Images Project. N.p.: n.p., 2004. N. pag. Canadian Letters And Images Project. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http://canadianletters.ca/‌letters.php?letterid=8123&warid=3&docid=1&collectionid=309>.