This image shows the corpse of an American paratrooper, shot in mid-air, still dangling from his parachute as his boots drag on the ground and his comrades land behind them. Herbert Morton Stoops was the cover designer for Blue Book between 1935 and his death in 1948, four years after creating this poster. His work is painterly and detailed, a stark contrast to the work of European posterists who relied on bold graphics to convey the main message.