Trench Art

Trench ArtTrench Art by Nicholas J. Saunders
ISBN: 0850527937
Published by Pen & Sword Books on June 1st 2001
Genres: Art and war, Art metal-work, Found objects (Art), Popular Culture, Soldiers as artists, Art, Criticism & Theory, Subjects & Themes, General, History, Military, World War I
Pages: 192

Len's Summary: The first book we’ve seen on this subject of how front line soldiers passed the time between battles… Look for a review in the WFA newsletter The Field Memo later in 2001.

The 1910s Scrapbook: The Decade of The Great War

The 1910s Scrapbook: The Decade of The Great WarThe 1910s Scrapbook: The Decade of The Great War by Robert Opie
ISBN: 9780954795474
Published by Pi Global Publishing on May 21st 2009
Genres: Antiques & Collectibles, Popular Culture
Pages: 60

Len's Summary: A look at day-to-day life in the decade of WWI.

For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home Front

For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home FrontFor Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home Front by Celia Malone Kingsbury
ISBN: 0803224745
Published by University of Nebraska Press on July 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Political Science, Propaganda, Psychology, General, Social Science, Popular Culture
Pages: 326

Len's Summary: Propaganda in America and Europe came in myriad forms including cook books, novels, magazines and even children’s’ toys.

Magic Lantern Empire: Colonialism and Society in Germany

Magic Lantern Empire: Colonialism and Society in GermanyMagic Lantern Empire: Colonialism and Society in Germany by John Phillip Short
ISBN: 9780801450945
Published by Cornell University Press on November 20th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Social History, Social Science, Popular Culture
Pages: 248

Len's Summary: An examination of the intersection of imperialism, modern mass culture, politics and public restructuring in Wilhelmine Germany. -- A multi-source study of German colonialism as a mass cultural and political phenomenon; nuanced accounting of how ordinary Germans understood and articulated the concept of overseas empire.