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Hardi les gars, j'arrive!
L Jonas Oct 1917
L Jonas
image: a print marking the arrival of American troops on the Western Front. An American infantryman stands with his arms
outstretched, a British 'Tommy' and a French 'poilu' crouched low to the ground before him, the Statue of Liberty looming in the
background. The American soldier is young and fresh-faced in contrast to the British and French soldiers, who appear to be older and more
worn out.
By mid-1917, French and British forces had been fighting on the Western Front for three arduous years. In 1917, they
were joined by American forces, although these troops had little invovlement in front line combat until mid-1918. This print characterises
this and also suggests a link between the key value of liberty, both to the French Republic and the USA. It idealistically presents
American intervention as something of a libertarian quest. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | emblems French Army Weapons Military Personnel British Army Uniforms United States Army Western Front First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Jonas, Lucien | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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