The Caxton Edition of Raemaekers' Cartoons - Hardcover

The Caxton Edition of Raemaekers' Cartoons in hardcover. This edition presents a comprehensive selection of the highly emotional political drawings of the First World War by Belgian artist Louis Raemaekers. Each plate is accompanied by a description by (amongst others) G.K. Chesteron, Eden Phillpott, John Buchan, Herbert Warren. This book will be of interest to anyone studying the First World War, political cartoons or illustrations. Raemaekers became known for his biting portrayals of the cruelty of war, particularly as brought about by the German military’s actions in Belgium. Germany was outraged by Raemaekers’ works and the Netherlands charged him with endangering the country's neutrality in the war (although he was never convicted) while a bounty was put on him by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Raemaekers' work was well received among allied countries. Raemaekers fled to Britain and was welcomed by British dignitaries and journalists. France presented Raemaekers with the Cross of the Legion of Honour and hosted a reception for him at the Sorbonne. In 1917 he toured the United States and being critical of the United States' neutrality, urged the United States to intervene in the war.