The paper bombs article talked about armies in war using leaflets to terrorize or demoralize the enemy troops. For example the United States would drop millions of leaflets on their enemies with images of the power that the United States had and would write on them "You are going against the most feared and most powerful weapons the world has ever known". Before I read this I thought of war with tanks, guns, airplanes, and stuff like that. I would have never thought of dropping millions of paper to demoralize an army and to strike fear into them. Then I thought about how a nation would use this type of propaganda on an army that had the big bad weapons and sure enough it was already thought of. How crazy it would be out at war in another nation, eating MRI's for weeks or months, always on alert for when an attack might happen, having nobody but other soldiers around you in a country that more than likely doesn't want you there, and then finding a piece of paper with an image of an American family at home in there backyard grilling hamburgers or hot dogs, just enjoying being alive. Then reading the top of it saying, "You could be at home enjoying your life.......but instead your here in this hole." To me that's just some crazy psychological shit.
Source: http://www.psywarrior.com/
Creator: North Korea
This looks like a typical leaflet that the enemy would send to our troops. It has a picture of, I assume wife and daughter, and on the top of them the text reads, "Don't let your love ones mourn for you!" You can tell it is specifically made for Americans because the two girls in it look American.
Source: http://www.psywarrior.com/
Creator: Germany
These two pictures are front and back and they are what they called "Complimentary Return Ticket." These were used typically during the world wars when America was involved in them. The front of the ticket has a picture of a luxury cruise and has writing that says, "Europe to America via Germany." Another leaflet made by Germans to guarantee a free pass back home on a luxury cruise.
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