A monumental and richly curated volume that challenges our notions of war itself, questioning how mass violence comes to count as meaningful and worthy of official memory.

Roger Stahl, author of Through the Crosshairs (2018), and Professor of Communication Studies, the University of Georgia, USA

An evocative exploration of the complexities inherent in 'war art'. The significant inclusion of the voices of official and unofficial war-artists provides compelling insights into the tensions involved in making art that speaks to military experience and public expectation.

Margaret Baguley, Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

In an era of hybrid warfare, the role of war art is changing. This book eloquently examines these transformations, exploring the relationship of war art to colonisation, witness bearing, knowledge, “truth”, and memorialisation.

Babak Bahador, Associate Research Professor and Director of the Media and Peacebuilding Project, George Washington University, USA

Few books have had the wit or the daring to pose serious questions about the visual potency of 21st century conflict. Facing this challenge head on, this urgent, timely, and important publication examines the ambiguous, distributed and often invisible world of warfare with conviction and insight. It is compulsory reading for scholars of conflict and all those fascinated by the testimony of learned experience.

Paul Gough, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Arts University Bournemouth, UK