It is more serious than you think. The barbarian is almost at your gates. He violates, plunders, murders. Don't let him get a footing on British soil. Help to repel the invasion by enlisting now – Vintage Wall Art
![It is more serious than you think. The barbarian is almost at your gates. He violates, plunders, murders. Don't let him get a footing on British soil. Help to repel the invasion by enlisting now, [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/80/806ed02064c4-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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Step back in time with It is more serious than you think. The barbarian is almost at your gates. He violates, plunders, murders. Don't let him get a footing on British soil. Help to repel the invasion by enlisting now, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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It is more serious than you think. The barbarian is almost at your gates. He violates, plunders, murders. Don't let him get a footing on British soil. Help to repel the invasion by enlisting now
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With no illustration at all, this poster relies entirely on a block of text urging men to enlist. Its language is blunt: the enemy is a "barbarian" who violates, plunders and murders, and he is described as almost at Britain's gates. Printed in 1915, it draws on wartime propaganda that cited German conduct in occupied Belgium in 1914 to cast the war as a defense of home. Britain still relied on volunteers at that point, and posters like this one aimed to make the threat feel immediate.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 99 x 63 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,051 × 5,000 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1451_It_is_more_serious_than_1915 |
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