Ashley Jackson visits classic examples of the buildings that the British governed from, the forts they...

Through more than 150 striking and original images from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera at the Bodleian Library, "Illustrating Empire "tells the history of the British Empire from the age of discovery through World War II. This wealth of visual material was used to promote, record, and celebrate thedevelopment of theEmpire, which by 1922 included more than thirteen million square miles or almost a quarter of the Earth. The captions that accompany the illustrations reveal the narrative of the Empire and unlock the history and meaning behind the images.
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The British Empire played a crucial part in the First World War, supplying hundreds of thousands of soldiers and labourers as well as a range of essential resources, from foodstuffs to minerals, mules, and munitions. In turn, many imperial territories were deeply affected by wartime phenomena, such as inflation, food shortages, combat, and the presence of large numbers of foreign troops.

This collection offers a comprehensive selection of essays illuminating the extent of the Empire s war contribution and experience, and the richness of scholarly research on the subject. Whether...