“To Tokyo We Go” [Cover]
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“To Tokyo We Go” [Cover]Description
A cover depicting an US soldier charging caricatured Japanese soldiers as “U.S. Landings” with a sign stating, “To Tokyo We Go”. Hand painted by Texas cachet maker Gladys Adler.Context
January 3, 1945 - Gen. MacArthur is placed in command of all U.S. ground forces and Adm. Nimitz in command of all naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan itself. February 19, 1945 - U.S. lands at Iwo Jima April 1, 1945 - U.S. lands at OkinawaCategory
Texas Folk Art: One-Hundred Fifty Years of the Southwestern Tradition