Posters of the Great War / Frédérick Hadley and Martin Pegler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadley, Frédérick, author.

Pegler, Martin, 1954- author.

Contributor:

Historial de la Grande Guerre de Péronne, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Posters.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military : Historial de la Grande Guerre de Péronne, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Until the arrival of radio and television, and despite the influence of newspapers, posters were the major medium for mass communication. During the Great War all the belligerent nations produced an extraordinary variety of them - and they did so on a massive scale. As the 200 wartime and immediate post-war posters selected for this book reveal, they were one of the most potent, and memorable, ways of conveying news, information and propaganda. In the most graphic and colourful fashion they promoted values such as patriotism and sacrifice. By using rallying symbols such as flags as well as his

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Historial de la Grande Guerre; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Recruiting; Chapter 2 Loans and Money; Chapter 3 The Soldier; Chapter 4 The Enemy; Chapter 5 The Family and the Home Front; Chapter 6 Films; Chapter 7 After the War

Notes:

"Published in association with Historial Museum of the Great War, Péronne, France"--Title page.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473822641

1473822645