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| Editor | John Hammerton |
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| First issue | World War I: August 22, 1914 (1914-08-22) World War II: September 16, 1939 (1939-09-16) |
| Final issue | World War I: February 8, 1919 (1919-02-08) World War II: April 11, 1947 (1947-04-11) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
The War Illustrated was a British war magazine published in LondonbyWilliam 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 the First World War. The magazine was discontinued after the 8 February 1919 issue, but returned 16 September 1939 following the start of the Second World War. 255 issues were published throughout the Second World War before the magazine permanently ceased production on 11 April 1947.[1]
The magazine offers a pictorial record of both World War I and World War II. It includes numerous maps, photographs and illustrations, and the work of war artists, weekly reporting, and editorials on the conduct, events, and consequences of global conflict.
Subtitled "A Pictorial Record of the Conflict of the Nations", The War Illustrated was initially 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.[2]
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",[3] "Will The War Change England?"[4][5]) and Winston Churchill ("The Right View of Verdun"). It was extremely popular: at its peak at the end of World War I, The War Illustrated had a circulation of 750,000.[5]
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. LCCN 15-23051, LCCN 44-45155; OCLC 6460128 (all editions).World War II
. LCCN 41-16475 (periodical), LCCN 2002-511310 (bound vols.); OCLC 220168380 (all editions).Weekly
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Re-printed collection → The War Illustrated Album de Luxe. Vol. 2: "The First Phase". 1915. pp. 608, 610–611, 613 – via Internet Archive . LCCN 15-23051
Original magazine format → Part1: The War Illustrated. Vol. 2 (27). February 20, 1915. pp. 2, 4. LCCN 44-45155.
Original magazine format → Part 2: The War Illustrated. Vol. 2 (28). February 27, 1915. pp. 26, 28. LCCN 44-45155.
Re-Printed collection → The War Illustrated Album de Luxe; The Story of the Great European War Told by Camera, Pen and Pencil. Vol. 1: "The First Phase". London: The Amalgamated Press, Limited. 1915 [August 10, 1914]. pp. 10–11 – via Internet Archive . LCCN 15-23051; OCLC 6460128 (all editions).
Magazine format → The War Illustrated. Vol. 1 (1). London: The Amalgamated Press, Limited. August 22, 1914 [August 10, 1914]. pp. 10–11. LCCN 44-45155; OCLC 880596026.
