Postcards from the trenches : a German soldier's testimony of the Great War /

German art student Otto Schubert was 22 years old when he was drafted into the Great War. As the conflict unfolded, he painted a series of postcards that he sent to his sweetheart, Irma. During the battles of Ypres and Verdun, Schubert filled dozens of military-issued 4" x 6" cards with vi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guenther, Irene (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Great War and the Uses of Art
  • 2. German Artists and the Great War
  • 3. The Life and Art of Otto Schubert
  • Postscript
  • The Artworks.