The War Illustrated

This article is about A British magazine initially published by William Berry. For The Illustrated London News, see The Illustrated War News.

The War Illustrated was a British war magazine published in London by William Berry (later Viscount Camrose and owner of The Daily Telegraph). It was first released on 22 August 1914, eighteen days after the United Kingdom declared war on Germany, and regular issues continued throughout the First World War. The magazine was discontinued after the 8 February 1919 issue, but returned 16 September 1939 following the start of the Second World War. 255 issues were published throughout the Second World War before the magazine permanently ceased production on 11 April 1947.^[1]

The War Illustrated

Cover featuring an Italian Bersagliere August 26, 1916, 5 (106)
Editor	John Hammerton
First issue	World War I: August 22, 1914 (1914-08-22) World War II: September 16, 1939 (1939-09-16)
Final issue	World War I: February 8, 1919 (1919-02-08) World War II: April 11, 1947 (1947-04-11)
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London
Language	English

Background

The magazine offers a pictorial record of both World War I and World War II. It includes numerous maps, photographs and illustrations, and the work of war artists, weekly reporting, and editorials on the conduct, events, and consequences of global conflict.

Subtitled "A Pictorial Record of the Conflict of the Nations", The War Illustrated was initially sensationalistic and patriotic. Although it contained articles, the main focus was on photographs and illustrations, most notably those of Stanley Wood dramatising (or in some cases fabricating) events involving German troops. The magazine became more diligent in properly verifying its reports from 1916 onwards.^[2]

Both versions of The War Illustrated were edited by John Hammerton, who also contributed articles throughout the magazine's run. The magazine contained personal accounts of the war by war correspondents such as Hamilton Fyfe and Luigi Barzini, Sr., descriptions and illustrations of Victoria Cross actions (for example those of John Lynn and John George Smyth) and articles by authors such as H. G. Wells ("Why Britain Went To War",^[3] "Will The War Change England?"^[4][5]) and Winston Churchill ("The Right View of Verdun"). It was extremely popular: at its peak at the end of World War I, The War Illustrated had a circulation of 750,000.^[5]

Digitized copies online

World War I

Bound magazine copies

Vol. 1; Issues 1 – Vol. 1, Issue 19 (August 22, 1914 – December 26, 1914). 1914.
Vol. 1; Issues 20 – Vol. 2, Issue 45 (January 2, 1915 – June 26, 1915). 1915.
Vol. 2; Issues 46 – Vol. 3, Issue 71 (July 3, 1915 – December 25, 1915). 1915.
Vol. 3, Issue 72 – Vol. 4, Issue 97 (January 1, 1916 – June 24, 1916). 1916.
Vol. 4, Issue 98 – Vol. 5, Issue 124 (July 1, 1916 – December 30, 1916). 1916.
Vol. 5, Issue 125 – Vol. 6, Issue 150 (January 5, 1917 – June 30, 1917). 1917.
Vol. 6, Issue 151 – Vol. 7, Issue 176 (July 7, 1917 – December 29, 1917). 1917.
Vol. 7, Issue 177 – Vol. 8, Issue 202 (January 5, 1918 – June 29, 1918). 1918.
Vol. 8, Issue 203 – Vol. 9, Issue 228 (July 6, 1918 – December 28, 1918). 1918.
Vol. 9, Issue 229 – Vol. 9, Issue 234 (January 4, 1919 – February 8, 1919). 1919.

Republished, bound in volumes

• Hammerton, Sir John Alexander, ed. (1915–1919). The War Illustrated Album de Luxe; The Story of the Great European War Told by Camera, Pen and Pencil. The Amalgamated Press, Limited – via Internet Archive  . LCCN 15-23051, LCCN 44-45155; OCLC 6460128 (all editions).

Vol. 1: "The First Phase". Chapters by H.G. Wells, Sir Gilbert Parker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 1915.
Vol. 2: "The Winter Campaign, 1914–15". Chapters by H.G. Wells, Arthur D[onald] Innes (1863–1938), Fred T. Jane, C. Grahame-White. 1915.
Vol. 3: "The Spring Campaign, 1915". Chapters by Arthur D., Emile Vandervelde, Austin Harrison, John Foster Frazier, Marie Corelli, Walter Emanuel. 1915.
Vol. 4: "The Summer Campaign, 1915". Chapters by Arthur D. Innes, Major Redway, Herbert Wrigley Wilson, Sidney Low, Edward Wright. 1916.
Vol. 5: "The Second Winter Campaign, 1915–16". Chapters by Arthur D. Innes, Major Redway, Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, Sir Leo George Chiozza Money, John Redmond. 1916.
Vol. 6: "Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916". Chapters by Lord Nothcliffe, Lady Jellicoe, Commander Carlyon Wilfroy Bellairs, Major Redway, Author D. Innes. 1916.
Vol. 7: "The Autumn Campaign of 1916". Chapters by Max Pemberton, Author D. Innes, Hamilton Fyfe, Basil Clarke, Edward Wright, Gomez Carrillo. 1917.
Vol. 8: "Ending the First Three Years". Chapters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lovat Fraser, Author D. Innes, Max Pemberton, Hamilton Fyfe, Basil Clarke. 1917.
Vol. 9: "The Fourth Year, 1917–18". Chapters by Lovat Fraser, Hamilton Fyfe, Max Pemberton, Edward Wright, Author D. Innes, and the editor. 1918.
Vol. 10: "The Last Phase". Chapters by Arthur D. Innes, Hamilton Fyfe, Edward Wright, Émile Cammaerts. 1919.

World War II

• Hammerton, Sir John Alexander (ed.). The War Illustrated – Complete Record of the Conflict by Land and Sea and in the Air (weekly magazine bound in 10 Vols.). Trident Press International – via Internet Archive  . LCCN 41-16475 (periodical), LCCN 2002-511310 (bound vols.); OCLC 220168380 (all editions).

Weekly

1. Vol. 1: "Outbreak of War" ("Index"). 1–20 (September 16, 1939 – January 19, 1940). 2000. ISBN 1582791007 (Vol. 1).
1 (1). September 16, 1939.
1 (2). September 23, 1939.
1 (3). September 30, 1939.
1 (4). October 7, 1939.
1 (5). October 14, 1939.
1 (6). October 21, 1939.
1 (7). October 28, 1939.
1 (8). November 4, 1939.
1 (9). November 11, 1939.
1 (10). November 18, 1939.
1 (11). November 25, 1939.
1 (12). December 2, 1939.
1 (13). December 9, 1939.
1 (14). December 16, 1939.
1 (15). December 18, 1939.
1 (16). December 23, 1939.
1 (17). December 29, 1939.
1 (18). January 5, 1940.
1 (19). January 12, 1940.
1 (20). January 19, 1940.
2. Vol. 2: "Blitzkrieg" ("Index"). Issues 21–44 (January 26, 1940 – July 5, 1940). 2000. ISBN 1582791015 (Vol. 2).
2 (21). January 26, 1940.
2 (22). February 2, 1940.
2 (23). February 9, 1940.
2 (24). February 16, 1940.
2 (25). February 23, 1940.
2 (26). March 1, 1940.
2 (27). March 8, 1940.
2 (28). March 15, 1940.
2 (29). March 22, 1940.
2 (30). March 29, 1940.
2 (31). April 4, 1940.
2 (32). April 12, 1940.
2 (33). April 19, 1940.
2 (34). April 26, 1940.
2 (35). May 3, 1940.
2 (36). May 10, 1940.
2 (37). May 17, 1940.
2 (38). May 24, 1940.
2 (39). May 31, 1940.
2 (40). June 7, 1940.
2 (41). June 14, 1940.
2 (42). June 21, 1940.
2 (43). June 28, 1940.
2 (44). July 5, 1940.
3. Vol. 3: "Under Siege" ("Index"). Issues 45–70 (July 12, 1940 – January 3, 1941). 2000. ISBN 1582791023 (Vol. 3).
3 (45). July 12, 1940.
3 (46). July 19, 1940.
3 (47). July 26, 1940.
3 (48). August 2, 1940.
3 (49). August 9, 1940.
3 (50). August 16, 1940.
3 (51). August 23, 1940.
3 (52). August 30, 1940.
3 (53). September 6, 1940.
3 (54). September 13, 1940.
3 (55). September 20, 1940.
3 (56). September 27, 1940.
3 (57). October 4, 1940.
3 (58). October 11, 1940.
3 (59). October 18, 1940.
3 (60). October 25, 1940.
3 (61). November 1, 1940.
3 (62). November 8, 1940.
3 (63). November 15, 1940.
3 (64). November 22, 1940.
3 (65). November 29, 1940.
3 (66). December 6, 1940.
3 (67). December 13, 1940.
3 (68). December 20, 1940.
3 (69). December 27, 1940.
3 (70). January 3, 1941.
4. Vol. 4: "Sands of Blood" ("Index"). Issues 71–100 (January 10, 1941 – August 1, 1941). 2000. ISBN 1582791031 (Vol. 4).
4 (71). January 10, 1941.
4 (72). January 17, 1941.
4 (73). January 24, 1941.
4 (74). January 31, 1941.
4 (75). February 7, 1941.
4 (76). February 14, 1941.
4 (77). February 21, 1941.
4 (78). February 28, 1941.
4 (79). March 7, 1941.
4 (80). March 14, 1941.
4 (81). March 21, 1941.
4 (82). March 28, 1941.
4 (83). April 4, 1941.
4 (84). April 10, 1941.
4 (85). April 18, 1941.
4 (86). April 25, 1941.
4 (87). May 2, 1941.
4 (88). May 9, 1941.
4 (89). May 16, 1941.
4 (90). May 23, 1941.
4 (91). May 30, 1941.
4 (92). June 6, 1941.
4 (93). June 13, 1941.
4 (94). June 20, 1941.
4 (95). June 27, 1941.
4 (96). July 4, 1941.
4 (97). July 11, 1941.
4 (98). July 18, 1941.
4 (99). July 25, 1941.
4 (100). August 1, 1941.
5. Vol. 5: "Japan Attacks" ("Index"). Issues 101–130 (August 8, 1941 – June 12, 1942). 2000. ISBN 158279104X (Vol. 5).
5 (101). August 8, 1941.
5 (102). August 15, 1941.
5 (103). August 22, 1941.
5 (104). August 29, 1941.
About every ten days (three times a month)
5 (105). September 10, 1941.
5 (106). September 20, 1941.
5 (107). September 30, 1941.
5 (108). October 10, 1941.
5 (109). October 20, 1941.
5 (110). October 30, 1941.
5 (111). November 10, 1941.
5 (112). November 20, 1941.
5 (113). November 29, 1941.
5 (114). December 10, 1941.
5 (115). December 20, 1941.
5 (116). December 30, 1941.
5 (117). January 10, 1942.
5 (118). January 20, 1942.
5 (119). January 30, 1942.
5 (120). February 10, 1942.
5 (121). February 20, 1942.
5 (122). February 28, 1942.
Two (and three) times a month
5 (123). March 3, 1942.
5 (124). March 20, 1942.
5 (125). April 2, 1942.
5 (126). April 17, 1942.
5 (127). May 1, 1942.
5 (128). May 15, 1942.
5 (129). May 29, 1942.
5 (130). June 12, 1942.
23. Vol. 6: Axis Domination" (full volume). Issues 131–155 (June 26, 1942 – May 28, 1943). 2000. ISBN 1582791058 (Vol. 6).
    Vol. 6: Axis Domination" ("Index").
6 (131). June 26, 1942.
6 (132). July 10, 1942.
6 (133). July 24, 1942.
6 (134). August 7, 1942.
6 (135). August 21, 1942.
6 (136). September 4, 1942.
6 (137). September 18, 1942.
6 (138). October 2, 1942.
6 (139). October 16, 1942.
6 (140). October 30, 1942.
6 (141). November 13, 1942.
6 (142). November 27, 1942.
6 (143). December 11, 1942.
6 (144). December 26, 1942.
6 (145). January 8, 1943.
6 (146). January 22, 1943.
6 (147). February 5, 1943.
6 (148). February 19, 1943.
6 (149). March 5, 1943.
6 (150). March 19, 1943.
6 (151). April 2, 1943.
6 (152). April 16, 1943.
6 (153). April 30, 1943.
6 (154). May 14, 1943.
6 (155). May 28, 1943.
24. Vol. 7: "Scorched Earth" ("Index"). Issues 156–180 (June 11, 1943 – May 12, 1944). 2000. ISBN 1582791066 (Vol. 7).
7 (156). June 11, 1943.
7 (157). June 25, 1943.
7 (158). July 9, 1943.
7 (159). July 23, 1943.
7 (160). August 6, 1943.
7 (161). August 20, 1943.
7 (162). September 3, 1943.
7 (163). September 17, 1943.
7 (164). October 1, 1943.
7 (165). October 15, 1943.
7 (166). October 23, 1943.
7 (167). November 12, 1943.
7 (168). November 26, 1943.
7 (169). December 10, 1943.
7 (170). December 24, 1943.
7 (171). January 7, 1944.
7 (172). January 21, 1944.
7 (173). February 4, 1944.
7 (174). February 18, 1944.
7 (175). March 3, 1944.
7 (176). March 17, 1944.
7 (177). March 31, 1944.
7 (178). April 14, 1944.
7 (179). April 14, 1944.
7 (180). May 12, 1944.
8. Vol. 8: "Invasion" ("Index"). Issues 181–205 (May 26, 1944 – April 27, 1945). 2000. ISBN 1582791074 (Vol. 8).
8 (181). May 26, 1944.
8 (182). June 9, 1944.
8 (183). June 23, 1944.
8 (184). July 7, 1944.
8 (185). July 21, 1944.
8 (186). August 4, 1944.
8 (187). August 18, 1944.
8 (188). September 1, 1944.
8 (189). September 15, 1944.
8 (190). September 29, 1944.
8 (191). October 13, 1944.
8 (192). October 27, 1944.
8 (193). November 10, 1944.
8 (194). November 24, 1944.
8 (195). December 8, 1944.
8 (196). December 22, 1944.
8 (197). January 5, 1945.
8 (198). January 19, 1945.
8 (199). February 2, 1945.
8 (200). February 16, 1945.
8 (201). March 2, 1945.
8 (202). March 16, 1945.
8 (203). March 29, 1945.
8 (204). April 13, 1945.
8 (205). April 27, 1945.
9. Vol. 9: "Victory" (full volume). Issues 206–230 (May 11, 1945 – April 12, 1946). 2000. ISBN 1-5827-9108-2 (Vol. 9).
   Vol. 9: "Victory" ("Index").
9 (206). May 11, 1945.
9 (207). May 25, 1945.
9 (208). June 8, 1945.
9 (209). June 22, 1945.
9 (210). July 6, 1945.
9 (211). July 20, 1945.
9 (212). August 3, 1945.
9 (213). August 17, 1945.
9 (214). August 31, 1945.
9 (215). September 14, 1945.
9 (216). September 28, 1945.
9 (217). October 12, 1945.
9 (218). October 26, 1945.
9 (219). November 9, 1945.
9 (220). November 23, 1945.
9 (221). December 7, 1945.
9 (222). December 21, 1945.
9 (223). January 4, 1946.
9 (224). January 18, 1946.
9 (225). February 1, 1946.
9 (226). February 15, 1946.
9 (227). March 1, 1946.
9 (228). March 15, 1946.
9 (229). March 29, 1946.
9 (230). April 12, 1946.
10. Vol. 10: "Liberation & Beyond" ("Index"). Issues 231–255 (April 26, 1946 – April 11, 1947). 2000. ISBN 1582791090 (Vol. 10).
10 (231). April 26, 1946.
10 (232). May 10, 1946.
10 (233). May 24, 1946.
10 (234). June 7, 1946.
10 (235). June 21, 1946.
10 (236). July 5, 1946.
10 (237). July 19, 1946.
10 (238). August 2, 1946.
10 (239). August 16, 1946.
10 (240). August 30, 1946.
10 (241). September 13, 1946.
10 (242). September 27, 1946.
10 (243). October 11, 1946.
10 (244). October 25, 1946.
10 (245). November 8, 1946.
10 (246). November 22, 1946.
10 (247). December 6, 1946.
10 (248). December 20, 1946.
10 (249). January 3, 1947.
10 (250). January 17, 1947.
10 (251) (no link). January 31, 1947.
10 (252) (no link). February 14, 1947.
10 (253) (no link). March 14, 1947.
10 (254) (no link). March 28, 1947.
10 (255) (no link). April 11, 1947.

Contributors

• Stanley Llewellyn Wood (1866–1928), illustrator of many covers of the World War I editions. Most bound editions omitted the cover-pages.
• Paul Nash (1889–1946), artist and photographer
• Julien Bryan (1899–1974), American photographer
• H. G. Wells (1866–1946), English writer
• Sidney Low (1857–1932), British journalist and historian
• Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), English writer
• Fred T. Jane (1865–1916), English writer
• Philip Gibbs (1877–1962), English journalist
• Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (1881–1931), English war correspondent during World War I
• Ernest Brooks (1876–1957), British photographer, known for his war photography from World War I

Illustrations

• World War I
•  
  An artist's impression of the destruction of German Zeppelin LZ 37 by Sub-Lieutenant Rex Warneford on 7 June 1915 → June 19, 1915, 2 (44): 423
•  
  Photo by Ernest Brooks^[a] – viewing from the deck of the Transport SS Nile – of the Lancashire Fusiliers aboard the Trawler 318 used in the Dardanelles landings, before disembarking at 'W' and 'V' beaches off Cape Helles on May 5, 1915 → June 12, 1915, 2 (43): 383
•  
  Photo by Ernest Brooks of the Infantry from the Royal Naval Division in training on the Greek island of Lemnos during the Battle of Gallipoli, 1915 → July 31, 1915, 2 (50): 550 (Australian War Memorial. Item No. G00309.)
•  
  Drawing of Private John Lynn → July 24, 1915, 2 (49): Cover
•  
  Photo by Ernest Brooks of a surgeon removing a bullet from a soldier's arm in a field-ambulance tent of the East Lancs Territorials at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, in 1915 → August 7, 1915, 2 (51): 584
•  
  Drawing of Lieutenant John George Smyth → August 14, 1915, 2 (52): 605
•  
  Aerial view of Dardanelles → August 14, 1915, 2 (52): 599
•  
  Émilienne Moreau-Evrard, illustrated by Stanley L. Wood → December 4, 1915, 3 (68): 365

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The War Illustrated.

Bibliography

Annotations

1. The caption credits Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett as the photographer, perhaps referring to one of the other 2 photos on the page. The Imperial War Museum, however, credits Ernest Brooks. (Imperial War Museum. Catalogue number Q 109148. Retrieved October 5, 2022.)

Notes

1. "Scope of Collections".
2. Review, Before July 14, 2006.
3. Wells, August 10, 1914.
4. Wells, February 20 & 27, 1915.
5. Time, September 25, 1939, pp. 47–48.

References

• (before July 14, 2006). From a bygone website: The Great War in a Different Light, a blog of Anthony "Tony" Langley of Antwerp, Belgium. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
  Much of Langley's website was also archived by losthistory.net, as follows:.

1. "The War Illustrated" (overview).
2. "A Collection of Texts Taken From The War Illustrated '".
3. "A Collection of Full Pages Taken From The War Illustrated '".

• . British Library. Archived from the original on July 1, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.

• "The Press: War Weeklies". Time. 25 September 1939.

• Wells, H.G. "Will the War Change England?" (February 20 & 27, 1915).
  Wells believes that "England has come back to reality at last," and that the "Englishman of the future will be a keener, abler, better educated, and more reasonable type than the Englishman of the immediate past." In:

1. Re-printed collection → The War Illustrated Album de Luxe. Vol. 2: "The First Phase". 1915. pp. 608, 610–611, 613 – via Internet Archive  . LCCN 15-23051
2. Original magazine format → Part1: The War Illustrated. Vol. 2 (27). February 20, 1915. pp. 2, 4. LCCN 44-45155.
3. Original magazine format → Part 2: The War Illustrated. Vol. 2 (28). February 27, 1915. pp. 26, 28. LCCN 44-45155.

• Wells, H.G. (August 10, 1914). "Why Britain Went to War". In:

1. Re-Printed collection → The War Illustrated Album de Luxe; The Story of the Great European War Told by Camera, Pen and Pencil. Vol. 1: "The First Phase". London: The Amalgamated Press, Limited. 1915 [August 10, 1914]. pp. 10–11 – via Internet Archive  . LCCN 15-23051; OCLC 6460128 (all editions).
2. Magazine format → The War Illustrated. Vol. 1 (1). London: The Amalgamated Press, Limited. August 22, 1914 [August 10, 1914]. pp. 10–11. LCCN 44-45155; OCLC 880596026.

External links

• ( ()
• The War Illustrated (articles from the Second World War editions)
• The war illustrated album de luxe; the story of the great European war told by camera, pen and pencil. Volumes 1-10 at the Internet Archive (London: The Amalgamated Press, 1915–1919)
• Complete run of issues of The War Illustrated from World War II scanned from reprints