A fresh, thought-provoking exploration of the impact of the Great War as viewed through the lens of French graphic illustration of the period. Drawing from illustrated books, magazines, and prints it presents a wide range of perspectives on themes essential to a deeper understanding of the war in France: patriotism, nationalism, propaganda, and the soldier's experience, as well as the mobilization of the French national home front as seen through fashion, music, humor, and children's literature. Text in English and featuring more than one hundred reproductions of the vivid and colorful work of French illustrators.