The Illustrated War News 31-40
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; part 31, January 10, 1917 - part 40, March 14, 1917
When the Great War erupted across Europe in 1914, Britain demanded an eyewitness account — and The Illustrated War News answered that call with unflinching immediacy. This remarkable collection of original wartime periodical issues chronicles the unfolding drama of the First World War through a powerful combination of photographic reportage and journalistic narrative, capturing scenes from the front lines, naval engagements, aerial warfare, and the devastated towns left in the conflict's wake, as seen in the striking cover images depicting an airship manoeuvre and the haunting ruins of a French village. As primary historical documents, these issues represent an extraordinary window into the public consciousness of wartime Britain, presenting the war not as a distant abstraction but as a vivid, week-by-week reality felt in every household. Published by The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., the periodical mastered the art of combining photographic evidence with authoritative prose at a moment when photography itself was transforming public understanding of modern warfare. For the historian, the collector, or the simply curious, this collection poses a question that resonates across a century: what does it truly mean to witness a world at war?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Published: 1917, The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd.
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; part 31, January 10, 1917 - part 40, March 14, 1917
When the Great War erupted across Europe in 1914, Britain demanded an eyewitness account — and The Illustrated War News answered that call with unflinching immediacy. This remarkable collection of original wartime periodical issues chronicles the unfolding drama of the First World War through a powerful combination of photographic reportage and journalistic narrative, capturing scenes from the front lines, naval engagements, aerial warfare, and the devastated towns left in the conflict's wake, as seen in the striking cover images depicting an airship manoeuvre and the haunting ruins of a French village. As primary historical documents, these issues represent an extraordinary window into the public consciousness of wartime Britain, presenting the war not as a distant abstraction but as a vivid, week-by-week reality felt in every household. Published by The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., the periodical mastered the art of combining photographic evidence with authoritative prose at a moment when photography itself was transforming public understanding of modern warfare. For the historian, the collector, or the simply curious, this collection poses a question that resonates across a century: what does it truly mean to witness a world at war?