The most effective of the British posters was the 1915 recruitment poster by Alfred Leete showing Lord Horatio Kitchener, the British Secretary of War, pointing directly at the viewer and saying, “Your country needs you.” This poster was widely imitated. James Montgomery Flagg created an American version in 1917; the Uncle Sam “I want you for U.S. Army” poster was one of the most reproduced posters in history—five million copies were printed. What are the differences and similarities between these two posters?

The most effective of the British posters was the 1915 recruitment poster by Alfred Leete showing Lord Horatio Kitchener, the British Secretary of War, pointing directly at the viewer and saying, “Your country needs you.” This poster was widely imitated. James Montgomery Flagg created an American version in 1917; the Uncle Sam “I want you for U.S. Army” poster was one of the most reproduced posters in history—five million copies were printed. What are the differences and similarities between these two posters?