Depictions and images of war in Edwardian newspapers, 1899-1914

Introduction: 'They were taught to howl'

'Uncouth, unkempt barbarians': the depiction of belligerents

Introduction: 'The favourable and acceptable face of the soldier'

'A remarkable leap from barbarism': representations of civilization

'The verge of over-refinement': the display of martial virtues

Conlusion: 'The torch of culture and progress'

'The woof and warp of the web of life': the depiction of the use of force

Introduction: 'Condy's fluid'

'Elementary human nature': the image of war as natural

'We are not a decaying race': the image of war as beneficial

'A much needed lesson': the image of war as desirable

Conclusion: 'As swimmers into cleanness leaping'

'The great game of war': the image of war as sport and hunting

Introduction: 'A sort of glorified football match'

'Like chess players in a tournament': images of war as a game

'A contest between the skill of man...and the intellect of some wild creature': images of war as hunting

Conclusion: 'Kick-off at zero'

'This wonderfully lovely theatre of war': the imagery of stage and spectacle

Introduction: 'Passive and detached'

'All the fascination of a great and uncertain drama': images of the stage

'Unprecedented in history': images of spectacle

Conclusion: 'A seat in the dress-circle on the hills behind'

'A withering fire that mowed them down in heaps': images of death and wounding

Introduction: 'Masking and denying the actuallity of death'

'Melt away like solder before the flame of a blow pipe': written images

'War as it is': visual images of death and wounding

Conclusion: 'the blessings of war'.