Description

Postcards sent by men on the front, and to them by their families, are among the most numerous, and most telling, surviving artefacts of the Great War. They tell us much about attitudes towards the war, and provide a great insight into men's lives, and into the thoughts and emotions of those left behind. Very different in their illustration, and in their writing, between the beginning of the war and the end, postcards provide a social history of the war in microcosm. Illustrated with a wide range of postcards, this is a fascinating look into the response of the British people to the horrors of the war.

Table of Contents

The Picture Postcard Goes to War /Preparing for War /'In the Trenches' /Letters Home /The Home Front /Remembrance /Further Reading /Index

Product details

Published 10 Apr 2010
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 64
ISBN 9780747807667
Imprint Shire Publications
Illustrations 10 b/w; 70 col
Dimensions 210 x 149 mm
Series Shire Library
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Peter Doyle

Peter Doyle is a freelance palaeontologist and vis…

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