Twenty Years After magazine

Published from November 1937 'Twenty Years After' was a magazine dedicated to the history of the First World War and provided an in-depth review of the Great War from a perspective of only 20 years.

It contained articles giving an insight into the places of these 'recent' battles and how the towns and villages had recovered, together with numerous first-hand accounts of the war. The original 64 editions of 'Twenty Years After' are now quite rare.

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Originally intended to be published in 'about 40 weekly parts' the first set of magazines ran to 42 editions. It is likely this series of magazines was very popular (or at least profitable) for the publishers because, at the end of the initial publication run, a 'Supplemental' series of a further 22 magazines were published.

The 'original' series of 42 editions runs to nearly 1,500 pages and contains 88 'chapters' (each a unique 'article') covering a particular aspect of the war.

The 'Supplemental' 22 issues then run for a further 800 pages and have a further 48 chapters. 

Profusely illustrated and fascinating reading, this magazine covers all theatres of the war, including Gallipoli, Palestine, Mesopotamia, as well as naval warfare.

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The magazines places original wartime photographic images alongside those taken in the late 1930s. The photographs give an insight onto a very different battlefield to that which we visit in the 21st Century. Many scenes show the scars of war still very much in place with heaps of probably 'live' ordnance for sale by the locals.

The series was edited by Maj-Gen Sir Ernest Swinton, who was a well known war correspondent during the conflict. 

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