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THE WAR ILLUSTRATED  WWI

Vol. 6  # 140

A WEEKLY PICTURE-RECORD OF EVENTS BY LAND, SEA & AIR – 21st April, 1917

Front Cover Page:

The Allies’ New Ally: America Joins in the Fight for Liberty and Right

Contents:

Our Observation Post – Heroes and Men

Type of American Submarine Chaser  (A full-page photograph of a small, 40ft., boat being produced in the United States for anti-submarine work)

Why Peaceful America Declared for War and How the Events have Justified President Woodrow Wilson’s Remarkable International Policy  (Strong, stern, creative statesman, Practical idealist, Playing a lonely hand, Voice of another Lincoln)

Hustling the Hun on the Hindenburg Line  (A photograph of artillery men fusing shells and two illustrations – British troops “capturing” a deserted German trench and a British armoured car advancing with infantry into the German-held village of Roisel)

America Joins the Champions of Freedom : Horse, Foot and Artillery of the US Army  (A double-page of photos of the American army training in the United States)

Typical Fighting Ships of the Western World  (Photos taken of the US Dreadnoughts ‘Kentucky’ and ‘Delaware’)

Taking a Hand in the War Against Piracy  (Photos of American sailors in training)

Devastation by Max Pemberton  (Preparing for retreat, Wanton savagery, Approach of the deliverers, An emotional moment)

Forcing the Diala in the Battle for Bagdad  (A full-page illustration depicting the Lancashires making a successful river crossing south of Bagdad and defending the position against counter-attacks)

British Soldiers Make Friends of Old and Young – In Villages They Free from the Prussian Terror  (Four large photos of British troops being made welcome by the locals in villages recaptured from the Germans)

The New Crusade – Ousting the Turk from the Holy Land  (The Kaiser’s oriental dream, Restoration of British prestige, Strategical importance of victory, Renaissance of Arab civilisation plus a photograph of Turkish troops at Jerusalem)

With the Red Crescent Through Arabia and Syria  (Photos of Red Crescent workers tending to the needs of wounded Turkish troops)

Shattered but not Submerged by Sea Pirates  (Two large photos illustrating the damage done to a British ship by a German submarine in the North Sea)

Ruin and Restoration in the Track of the Foe  (Two large photos – British troops advancing across the Somme near Peronne and French engineers repairing the Rue de Paris in Noyon)

Winning Ways of Britain’s Fighting Forces  (A selection of photos)

Cheerfulness that Overcomes all Obstacles  (A selection of photos away from the front line)

Who’s Who in the Great War  (In alphabetical order, 12 small portrait photos with brief biographies.  Cambon to Chetwode)

Heroic Die-Hards of the Mined Tyndareus  (A full-page illustration depicting the actions of the Middlesex Regiment on board the mined troopship which allowed a successful evacuation of all on board)

The Empire’s Roll of Honour  (20 portrait photographs of fallen British officers with a brief summary of the relevant action)

Records of the Regiments  – I : The Middlesex [I]  (“A long, long trail”, The Birkenhead tradition, Marching to the guns, The Battle of Le Cateau)

The War Illustrated – Editor’s Outlook  (National Service and national economy, What to do – and how to do it, R.L.S. at Noyon)

This issue is 28 pages of fascinating World War I military history written and portrayed as it happened.  The staples have been removed from this issue resulting in the pages being unsecured.  All pages are present and free from tears, creases, and significant marks other than age-related discolouration typical on newsprint of this age (see photograph).  This issue is in good / very good overall condition considering its age.



THE WAR ILLUSTRATED – THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918


The War Illustrated was a British war magazine published in London by William Berry (later Viscount Camrose and owner of The Daily Telegraph).  It was first released on 22 August 1914, eighteen days after the United Kingdom declared war on Germany, and regular issues continued throughout World War I.  The magazine was discontinued after the 8 February 1919 issue, but returned 16 September 1939 following the start of World War II.  255 issues were published over the course of the Second World War before the magazine permanently ceased production on 11 April 1947.

Subtitled "A Pictorial Record of the Conflict of the Nation", The War Illustrated was at first sensationalistic and patriotic.  Although it contained articles, the main focus was on photographs and illustrations, most notably those of Stanley Wood dramatising (or in some cases fabricating) events involving German troops.  The magazine became more diligent in properly verifying its reports from 1916 onwards.

Both versions of The War Illustrated were edited by John Hammerton, who also contributed articles throughout the magazine's run.  The magazine contained personal accounts of the war by war correspondents such as Hamilton Fyfe and Luigi Barzini, Sr., descriptions and illustrations of Victoria Cross actions (for example those of John Lynn and John George Smyth) and articles by authors such as H. G. Wells ("Why Britain Went To War","Will The War Change England?") and Winston Churchill ("The Right View of Verdun").

Please note: these newspapers are originals, not facsimiles or photocopies as are often sold, and as such do display wear and discolouration as would be expected to be seen on newsprint of 100 years age. This may include a combination of frayed edges, a degree of grubbiness, loose pages, turned corner tips and almost without exception rusty staples to some degree ranging from light rust through to complete disintegration. All newspapers will be packed to afford protection through the postal delivery service.




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