World War 1914-1918: A Pictured History magazine

The publication in 1934-35 of a weekly magazine called 'World War 1914-1918 A Pictured History' was probably intended to bring images of the war to a large proportion of the UK population. The first issue had a foreword written by the well known author HG Wells. Each of the issues, which ran to 55 in total, cost just 7d.

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Within the 55 issues are a number of chapters, starting in Issue one with 'Heralds of War'. In the penultimate issue we have chapter 119 'Armistice on All Fronts' and then in the last issue we have the final chapter (number 120) entitled 'The March to the Rhine'.

Running to over 1,500 pages this series of magazines is a rich resource that can, using the WFA's Searchable Magazine Archive, be interrogated using 'key word' or phrase search. 

Needless to say these are profusely illustrated with images that are often not familiar (although some images are of course well known to Great War enthusiasts).

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