Identifier2021-05-21-A_image_005SourceThe Joseph K. Boy World War II Ephemera Collection (2021-05-21-A)DescriptionPropaganda flyer depicting three Allied servicemen flanked by two Japanese servicemen on the island of New Guinea, circa 1942-1945. The flyer was presumably printed by Japanese forces to encourage Allied service members to surrender.
Caption: "Island of Deceit. They were a 'pushover' -- were they? Supplies were coming -- did they? Enforcement were on the way -- are they? Now, where are you? You stand between horrible death -- and -- reasonable surrender!"Creation Datecirca 1942-1945SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945PropagandaSoldiersPlacePapua New GuineaOriginal Formatprinted ephemeraBibliographic CitationThe Joseph K. Boy World War II Ephemera Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined
Island of Deceit [propaganda flyer], [2021-05-21-A_image_005]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 06/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/22956