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Published during the war's centennial, this is the story of the First World War through forty propaganda posters. Essays explain each poster, unpacking the visual imagery and setting the poster within the military, political, social, and cultural history of the war.Informative, provocative, and entertaining discussion of posters that are historical documents and works of artTracks the history of the war, from mobilization and recruitment to war bond drives and efforts to sustain morale amid costly battlesCovers the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, Austria, and France