Scope and Contents Riegel's collection of Japanese leaflets consist of two aspects: US made leaflets issued to the Japanese and Japanese made leaflets issued to the U.S. Both use persuasive techniques to convince soliders to surrender or cease fighting, showing there is greater value in being at home than on the front lines. U.S. propaganda tended to appeal to the futility of the Japanese effort, showing how U.S. progress was steady in spite of their resistance. Japanese propaganda tended to emphasize that...