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Preparing for the Next War

Raemaekers, Louis, 1919, Chromolithograph
Preparing for the Next War
Preparing for the Next War
Preparing for the Next War
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Item no
33504
Title
Preparing for the Next War
Description
"For a full half day we rode through Von der Marwitz's army. An attempt had been made, it seemed to us, to represent the soldiers to the country people as returning conquerors. The guns were wreathed in greenery, and flowers were thrust in the muzzles of the rifles. The single street of each tiny village had its triumphal arch and always an inscription that bade the 'Heroes a Glad Welcome Home.' Although the Army had been marching for a full three days the streets were always lined with women and children ... sometimes they were so hoarse they could barely cackle out a cheer, but they always smiled. There can be no doubt that men and villagers alike were happy that the war was over. - Herbert Corey, in a despatch."
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Date
1919
Size
35 x 24.4 cm
Location
Art and Design Library
Copyright
Louis Raemaekaers' drawings are reproduced by kind permission of the Louis Raemaekers Foundation.