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St. Paul's Watch
Unknown, 1918, Press cutting, Reproduction
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St. Paul's Watch
St. Paul's Watch
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32790
Title
St. Paul's Watch: Pictoral Revelations of Devoted Air-Raid Work During the War
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From the Illustrated London News published December 28, 1918, page 870-871. Drawn by S. Begg. Additional title: How St. Paul's was guarded against German bombs during the war: The patriotic work of the cathedral's volunteer fire brigade.
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Unknown
Date
1918
Size
39.6 x 53.4 cm
Type
Press cutting
;
Reproduction
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Reference Library
The readiness and availability of airplanes and Zeppelins during the First World War created a new strategy of warfare; air raids. For the first time, armies could bring the war to enemy cities located far from the front lines and demonstrate the horrors of war to civilian populations. While the initial goal was not to directly target civilians, but instead to disrupt the supply chain to the front lines, planned strategic bombing of military outposts was nearly impossible and seen as highly inaccurate. However many armies carried on conducting air raids despite their rate of failure. This direct targeting of civilian cities and targets is seen throughout WWI in events such as the sinking of the Lusitania and the German air-raids on London. The latter of which destroyed historical sites, like the partial destruction of St. Paul's Cathedral and killed several children when their school was hit during a raid. Attacks on civilians were designed to serve a military purpose, but in reality most raids only harmed non-military targets and sparked public outrage.
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