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whole: the title and image are integrated and located in the top half. The main text is placed over the lower half, in
blue, and embellished with a smaller image across the bottom edge. All set against a white background.
image: Marianne, carrying an inscribed shield and a sword, fights a crowned German eagle. Beside her, a British soldier with a sword and a
British flag joins in the fight. In the smaller image, a French and a British soldier shake hands.
text: COMBATTRE avec la France c'est combattre pour soi
DROIT
LIBERTÉ [partially obscured]
V. Prouvé
Nos amis les Anglais.
Depuis mille ans les Anglais ont plus souvent été nos ennemis que nos amis: Les Normands ont conquis l'Angleterre; à leur tour les Anglais
sont venus en France et ont même envahi presque tout le pays délivré par Jeanne d'Arc à la fin de la Guerre de Cent Ans; ils ont lutté
souvent contre Louis XIV, contre Louis XV, contre Napoléon.
De 1814 à 1914, ils ont étendu leur empire colonial, développé leur marine, leur industrie, leur commerce, à tel point que la France a été
souvent inquiète de leur desseins. Eux, se sentant forts, s'isolèrent dans leur île et ne consentaient même pas à creuser un tunnel entre
Douvres et Calais, malgré l'entente cordiale qui avait fini par s'établir entre les deux pays.
Cependant dès les premiers jour d'Août 1914, les Anglais qui n'avaient qu'une armée de volontaires et qui s'étaient toujours opposés au
service militaire obligatoire, déclarèrent la guerre à l'Allemagne et furent bientôt amenés à enrôler tous les citoyens en ge de porter
les armes. Ils avaient compris en effet que si l'Allemagne était victorieuse il n'y aurait plus pour eux ni sûreté, ni indépendance.
C'est pourquoi ils créèrent une armée puissante qui ne fut jamais battue par les armées Allemandes et qui les battit souvent.
Imprimé par Berger-Levrault à Nancy après le 15e. bombardement de la Ville.
[Fighting alongside France means fighting for yourselves. Right. Liberty. Our friends the English. For a thousand years the English have
more often been our enemies than our friends: the Normans conquered England; the English in their turn came to France and even invaded
almost the whole country, which was delivered by Joan of Arc at the end of the Hundred Years’ War; they often fought against Louis XIV,
against Louis XV, against Napoleon. From 1814 to 1914, they extended their colonial empire, developed their navy, their industry, their
trade, to such an extent that France was often worried about their plans. As they felt they were strong, they cut themselves off on their
island and would not even agree to dig a tunnel between Dover and Calais, in spite of the Entente Cordiale which had finally been
established between the two countries. Nonetheless, from the first days of August 1914, the English who had only a volunteer army and had
always opposed compulsory military service, declared war on Germany and were soon led to conscript all citizens of an age to bear arms.
They had in fact understood that if Germany was victorious there would be no further security or independence for them.That is why they
created a powerful army that was never beaten by the German armies and often beat them. Printed by Berger-Levrault in Nancy after the 15th
bombardment of the city.] | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Allegory Animals Louis XV historical reference Napoleon I WW1 French Home Front flag / banner / standard Marianne emblems Weapons women / womens work Military Personnel FR.O Joan of Arc Louis XIV portrait / personification Emperor of France King of France | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Imprimerie Militaire Berger-Levrault, Nancy et Paris | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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