Description
BRITISH WWII ANTI-FASCIST PROPAGANDA BOOKLET – 15 YEARS OF ANTI-FASCIST STRUGGLE – DAILY WORKER – POLITICAL CARTOONS
DESCRIPTION
Original British wartime anti-Fascist propaganda booklet titled 15 Years of Anti-Fascist Struggle, published by the Daily Worker, the newspaper of the Communist Party of Great Britain. The publication documents the newspaper’s opposition to Fascism, Nazism, and anti-Semitism through a collection of political cartoons, photographs, newspaper headlines, and commentary covering events from the early 1930s through 1942.
The booklet features a foreword by William Rust, editor of the Daily Worker, discussing the newspaper’s opposition to Hitler and the Nazi movement, British Fascism, and anti-Semitic persecution. Rust emphasizes the newspaper’s early warnings about the dangers of Fascism and its support for the Allied struggle against Nazi Germany.
CONTENTS
The publication contains numerous full-page political cartoons, many by the prominent British cartoonist Gabriel, accompanied by historical explanations of the events depicted. Subjects include:
Adolf Hitler and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
Nazi persecution of Jews and the publication of the Brown Book of the Hitler Terror.
Sir Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists.
Anti-Fascist demonstrations in Britain, including the 1934 Belle Vue demonstration in Manchester.
The 1936 Battle of Cable Street and opposition to Mosley’s Blackshirts in London’s East End.
The Italian invasion of Abyssinia and the Hoare-Laval controversy.
Japanese aggression in China and British government policy.
The Spanish Civil War and Fascist intervention.
Neville Chamberlain, British appeasement, and the Munich Agreement.
The German annexation of Austria and dismemberment of Czechoslovakia.
The outbreak of WWII, the fall of France, and the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
Political commentary on the Soviet Union, Stalin, and the war against Fascism.
Also included is an article titled “Racial Superiority – The Nazi Theory” by Professor J. B. S. Haldane, F.R.S., challenging Nazi racial ideology, along with contemporary photographs and newspaper reproductions documenting anti-Fascist activities and persecution.
HISTORICAL INTEREST
An interesting example of wartime British Communist propaganda, particularly notable for its political cartoons attacking Hitler, Mussolini, Mosley, Chamberlain, and other prominent figures. The publication reflects the strongly pro-Soviet political perspective of the Daily Worker and provides a contemporary record of the Communist Party’s interpretation of the events leading up to and during WWII.
The illustrations include several striking anti-Nazi cartoons, including depictions of Nazi anti-Semitism, the persecution of European Jews, and British opposition to Fascism.
CONDITION
Original period publication with age-related toning, scattered foxing and spotting, and wear to the covers and page edges. The interior illustrations and printed text remain generally clear and well preserved. Please examine the photographs for further details of condition.
