The Illustrated War News 51-60
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Good for age - volume 51 is missing the front cover. tears; spine splitting, a few rusted staples. July 28, 1915 - September 29, 1915
A rare and remarkable piece of living history, The Illustrated War News is a multi-part periodical series published during the First World War, presenting the unfolding conflict to the British public through vivid photographic journalism and detailed reportage. Each numbered part — complete in itself — chronicles the dramatic events of the Great War as they happened, capturing soldiers in the trenches, artillery units in action, and the sweeping campaigns across Europe and beyond. The publication served as the eyes of a nation, bringing the stark realities of modern industrial warfare into the homes of ordinary readers at a time when such imagery was both shocking and unprecedented. Issued by the prestigious Illustrated London News group, this series stands as an extraordinary primary source document of the WW1 era, illustrating not only the military engagements but also the social and political atmosphere of the period. The black-and-white photographs — many taken under extraordinary field conditions — carry an immediacy and gravity that no written account alone could replicate. For historians, collectors, and enthusiasts of military history alike, this collection represents an irreplaceable window into one of the most transformative conflicts of the twentieth century — leaving the reader to wonder what it truly meant to live through such an age.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Good for age - volume 51 is missing the front cover. tears; spine splitting, a few rusted staples. July 28, 1915 - September 29, 1915
A rare and remarkable piece of living history, The Illustrated War News is a multi-part periodical series published during the First World War, presenting the unfolding conflict to the British public through vivid photographic journalism and detailed reportage. Each numbered part — complete in itself — chronicles the dramatic events of the Great War as they happened, capturing soldiers in the trenches, artillery units in action, and the sweeping campaigns across Europe and beyond. The publication served as the eyes of a nation, bringing the stark realities of modern industrial warfare into the homes of ordinary readers at a time when such imagery was both shocking and unprecedented. Issued by the prestigious Illustrated London News group, this series stands as an extraordinary primary source document of the WW1 era, illustrating not only the military engagements but also the social and political atmosphere of the period. The black-and-white photographs — many taken under extraordinary field conditions — carry an immediacy and gravity that no written account alone could replicate. For historians, collectors, and enthusiasts of military history alike, this collection represents an irreplaceable window into one of the most transformative conflicts of the twentieth century — leaving the reader to wonder what it truly meant to live through such an age.