The "Deserve Victory" poster appears to be a "son of" the iconic Kitchener poster "Your Country Needs You" which was cloned into Uncle Sam for the United States. Hardly surprising - when you've got somethin that works that well, milk it! The change of phrase comes out just right.
Jonathan Hayes -------------- Original message from "Craig Horn" <dcraigh...@carolina.rr.com>: -------------- > As I understand the "Deserve Victory" Poster first appeared as a broadside > (of which I have a photo) under which was written: > "Any victory worth winning must be deserved. And, as our victories are > increased in scale, so must be our exertions. We shall win - Not through the > evil of our enemies, but through the merit in ourselves. Deserve Victory! > Let that be our touchstone for every thought, word and deed." > > Craig Horn > Charlotte, NC > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PatFinn1940" > To: "ChurchillChat" > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 11:41 AM > Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: WSC--Hope > > > I do like that 'Deserve Victory' poster! Is there any way to get a > copy of it? > > And I do agree with Mr. Geschke: there needs to be a way of thinking > 'outside the box', in regards to our current enemies. And I also > think that Mr. Churchill would be in the forefront of that thinking! > > (Ms.) Pat Finnegan > http://pearlsofhistory.blogspot.com > > On Dec 31, 9:25 am, richard geschke wrote: > > Victory in the context of Churhill's time represents the last of the > > European imperialistic conflicts. What we have today is the same threat > > but packaged and utilized in a much different way. The ways to Victory > > must utilize different approaches to dealing with terrorism utilizing > > better intelligence and world cooperation, not one nation bearing the > > load. The same principles of Allied cooperation must be utilized using > > 21st Century technology and thinking outside the box to get "Victory". Old > > imperialistic attitudes and old counterinsurgency methods are no longer > > the way to do it. If Winston were here today, I think he would agree with > > me. > > > > Richard C. Geschk > > > > Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:44:22 -0600 > > Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] WSC--Hope > > From: jonlellenb...@gmail.com > > To: churchillchat@googlegroups.com > > > > I don't wish to be a dog in the manger, but I think Mr. Churchill would > > feel the attached wartime poster conveys his view of life and adversity > > better than a reprise of the poster for the politician who returned his > > statue in the White House to the British Government. I had a copy of this > > poster from the Imperial War Museum that I put up in my office at the > > Pentagon after 9/11 (a replacement office, my special ops bureau there > > having lost our original offices in the attack), and it is now with me in > > retirement in Chicago. Let us all pray we Deserve Victory in our struggles > > in the new year, and not simply Hope for it. Special Forces and SEALs who > > worked for me in that office at the Pentagon are still in harm's way in > > Afghanistan and elsewhere today, far from their families in this holiday > > season. > > > > Jon Lellenberg > > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:22 PM, David Freeman > > wrote: > > > > Colleagues, > > > > HOPE you enjoy the attached picture. 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