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 Great  Britain 


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Posters in Great Britain**

British posters served much the same purpose as American ones, except that Britain was forced into the war, whereas the Americans had to be convinced to join. Still, British posters feature encouraging military messages, such as the ones above, which include images of women and the idea of supporting the empire. One particularly famous British poster designer was Alfred Leete, who made the Lord Kitchener poster you see [|here]

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**Photos from Europe** British photography was essentially the same as American, exposing the war at its worst. Images of soldiers and especially children were often seen. One popular piece of "journalism" was the report by British War Correspondant [|E. D. Swinton]. He wrote an eye-witness account to the Battle of Aisne, which was essentially the beginning of German retreat from Paris.



Music from Britain

One example of war music from England was a song called "Bless 'Em All," by Irving Berlin. These are the lyrics:  Bless 'em all, bless 'em all

The long and the short and the tall

Bless all the sergeants and W.O. Ones

Bless all the corp'rals and their blinking sons

For we're saying good-bye to them all

As back to the barracks we crawl

You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean

So cheer up my lads Bless 'em all.

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