The Great War July 1, 1916 : the First Day of the Battle of the Somme : an Illustrated Panorama
The Great War July 1, 1916: the First Day of the Battle of the Somme by Joe Sacco, published by Jonathan Cape in 2013, presents a unique visual account of a pivotal moment in World War I. This edition features 50 pages of an extraordinary, wordless panorama that captures the chaos and tragedy of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, where nearly 20,000 British soldiers lost their lives and many more were wounded. Sacco’s detailed illustrations convey the scale of the conflict, from the commanding generals to the soldiers facing the horrors of no-man’s-land.
Readers will find a powerful depiction of the events that unfolded on that fateful day, illustrating the stark realities of war through a series of meticulously crafted images. The work falls within the realms of comics and graphic novels, offering a historical perspective that emphasizes the human cost of the battle. Sacco’s approach allows for a profound engagement with the subject matter, inviting reflection on the impact of the First World War as it unfolds visually across the expansive panorama.
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Launched on July 1, 1916, the Battle of the Somme has come to epitomize the madness of the First World War. Almost 20,000 British soldiers were killed and another 40,000 were wounded that first day, and there were more than one million casualties by the time the offensive halted. In The Great War, acclaimed cartoon journalist Joe Sacco depits the events of that day in an extraordinarily detailed, 24-foot-long, wordless panorama: from General Douglas Haig and the massive artillery positions behind the trench lines to the legions of soldiers going “over the top” and getting cut down in no-man’s-land, to the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers retreating and the dead being buried on masse. The Great War is a landmark in Sacco’s illustrious career and allows us to see the War to End All Wars as we’ve never seen it before.
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