The Illustrated War News 21-30
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 - tears; spine splitting, a few rusted staples. December 30, 1914 - March 3, 1915
From the front lines to the home front, The Illustrated War News stands as one of the most remarkable primary source documents of the First World War, a serialised pictorial publication that brought the reality of global conflict directly into the hands of the British public. Published in numbered parts — visible here spanning Parts 21 through 30 — this landmark periodical chronicles the war's unfolding drama through a powerful combination of battlefield illustrations, photographic imagery, and accompanying reportage, capturing cavalry charges, trench warfare, and the human cost of a world at war with unflinching clarity. Issued under the banner of The Illustrated London News, one of Britain's most prestigious and long-standing publishing houses, these weekly parts represent an irreplaceable record of how the Great War was visualised, understood, and communicated to a civilian audience far from the battlefields of Europe and beyond. Each issue presents a vivid snapshot of contemporary propaganda, journalism, and artistic illustration, making this collection an object of extraordinary historical and cultural significance — leaving the modern reader to wonder: what truths lie between the patriotic imagery and the pen of the wartime press?
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 - tears; spine splitting, a few rusted staples. December 30, 1914 - March 3, 1915
From the front lines to the home front, The Illustrated War News stands as one of the most remarkable primary source documents of the First World War, a serialised pictorial publication that brought the reality of global conflict directly into the hands of the British public. Published in numbered parts — visible here spanning Parts 21 through 30 — this landmark periodical chronicles the war's unfolding drama through a powerful combination of battlefield illustrations, photographic imagery, and accompanying reportage, capturing cavalry charges, trench warfare, and the human cost of a world at war with unflinching clarity. Issued under the banner of The Illustrated London News, one of Britain's most prestigious and long-standing publishing houses, these weekly parts represent an irreplaceable record of how the Great War was visualised, understood, and communicated to a civilian audience far from the battlefields of Europe and beyond. Each issue presents a vivid snapshot of contemporary propaganda, journalism, and artistic illustration, making this collection an object of extraordinary historical and cultural significance — leaving the modern reader to wonder: what truths lie between the patriotic imagery and the pen of the wartime press?