German cruelty to British prisoners. Justice cannot be done without your help. Take up the sword of justice. Enlist to-day / printed by Hudson & Son, Birmingham and London. – Historic Print
![German cruelty to British prisoners. Justice cannot be done without your help. Take up the sword of justice. Enlist to-day / printed by Hudson & Son, Birmingham and London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Office, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1a/1afe750bb101-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of German cruelty to British prisoners. Justice cannot be done without your help. Take up the sword of justice. Enlist to-day / printed by Hudson & Son, Birmingham and London. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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German cruelty to British prisoners. Justice cannot be done without your help. Take up the sword of justice. Enlist to-day / printed by Hudson & Son, Birmingham and London.
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Unlike most recruiting posters of the period, this lithograph has no picture at all, only text that argues through quoted authority. Its headline accuses Germany of cruelty toward British prisoners of war and cites Lord Kitchener, then Secretary of State for War, who compared German conduct to the savagery of the Sudan Dervishes, and the Prime Minister, who promised reparation. Issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Office in London in 1915, when enlistment was still voluntary, it was part of a wider effort to turn reports of mistreatment into a reason to join the army. It is numbered 100 in its series.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Office, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 73 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Lord Kitchener says: The Germans have stripped and insulted British Prisoners and have shot some in cold blood. The Germans act with the same barbarous savagery as the Sudan Dervishes. The Prime Minister says: We shall not forget this horrible record of calculated cruelty and crime and we shall exact reparation against the guilty Germans. Poster is text only. Poster no. 100. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners--British. Prisoners of war--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,159 × 5,146 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1380_German_cruelty_to_Briti_1915 |
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