The Illustrated War News 12-20
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 11, August 23, 1916 - part 20, October 25, 1916.
At the dawn of the most devastating conflict the world had ever witnessed, The Illustrated War News brought the horror, heroism, and drama of the First World War directly into the homes of a gripped British public. Published as a series of illustrated periodical parts by The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., this remarkable wartime publication chronicles the unfolding events of the Great War through a compelling combination of photographic reportage, detailed engravings, and on-the-ground correspondence — capturing cavalry charges, trench warfare, and the faces of soldiers on multiple fronts with vivid immediacy. As both a historical document and a triumph of wartime journalism, The Illustrated War News stands as an irreplaceable primary source for understanding how the conflict was perceived, portrayed, and consumed by the civilian population of Britain and beyond. Each part presents a snapshot of a world irrevocably changed by industrialised warfare, reflecting the propaganda, patriotism, and raw human cost that defined the era. For collectors, historians, and enthusiasts of military history, this rare surviving collection of original issues offers an unfiltered window into the public consciousness of 1916 — leaving the reader to wonder at just how different our understanding of war might be without it.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Published: 1916, 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 11, August 23, 1916 - part 20, October 25, 1916.
At the dawn of the most devastating conflict the world had ever witnessed, The Illustrated War News brought the horror, heroism, and drama of the First World War directly into the homes of a gripped British public. Published as a series of illustrated periodical parts by The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., this remarkable wartime publication chronicles the unfolding events of the Great War through a compelling combination of photographic reportage, detailed engravings, and on-the-ground correspondence — capturing cavalry charges, trench warfare, and the faces of soldiers on multiple fronts with vivid immediacy. As both a historical document and a triumph of wartime journalism, The Illustrated War News stands as an irreplaceable primary source for understanding how the conflict was perceived, portrayed, and consumed by the civilian population of Britain and beyond. Each part presents a snapshot of a world irrevocably changed by industrialised warfare, reflecting the propaganda, patriotism, and raw human cost that defined the era. For collectors, historians, and enthusiasts of military history, this rare surviving collection of original issues offers an unfiltered window into the public consciousness of 1916 — leaving the reader to wonder at just how different our understanding of war might be without it.