A better 'ole : the brilliant Bruce Bairnsfather and the First World War
Gosling, Lucinda2014
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Bruce Bairnsfather was the most loved and remains the most famous cartoonist of the First World War. His mix of images and wry humorous captions have shaped how we see Tommy spirit during the First World War. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1914 and served with a machine gun until 1915 when he was hospitalised with shell shock after the Second Battle of Ypres. As he recovered, he revisited the trenches from his hospital bed through his amusing and richly detailed cartoons, which were published in 'The Bystander' and he became one of the Tommies' favourite cartoonists of the war.
Main title:
A better 'ole : the brilliant Bruce Bairnsfather and the First World War / by Lucinda Gosling in association with Mary Evans Picture Library.
Author:
Gosling, Lucinda, authorBairnsfather, Bruce, 1887-1959Mary Evans Picture Library, associated with work
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2014.
Collation:
144 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 19 cm
ISBN:
07509559539780750955959 (pbk)9780750958806 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
741.5'6941741.56941
Local class:
741.569
Language:
English
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BRN:
1634588
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