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IWM (Imperial War Museums) is a global authority on conflict and its impact, from the First World War to the present day, in Britain, its Empire and Commonwealth.

Founded in 1917 when the First World War was still being fought, IWM collects material that records people’s experiences of modern war. Some of these experiences tell of everyday life in wartime, others give us a glimpse of something exceptional. They tell of human spirit and resilience, creation and destruction, lives torn apart or brought back together. Our evolving collections reveal stories of people, places, ideas and events and will challenge you to think about war in a new way.

IWM Publishing produces books which draw on the unparalleled expertise and archives of the museum. Our list is distributed all over the world and includes exhibition catalogues, histories, collection-based titles, gift books and guides.

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ART FROM CONTEMPORARY CONFLICTSara Bevan

Art from Contemporary Conflict provides an introduction to IWM’s lesser known but remarkable contemporary art collection. It showcases a range of powerful works responding to the changing nature of contemporary warfare and conflicts in Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, from artists such as Steve McQueen, Roderick Buchanan and Langlands & Bell.

Sara Bevan is Curator of Contemporary Art at IWM, where she has worked since 2004. Publication: March 2015

ISBN: 9781904897743Price: £9.99Binding: PaperbackFormat: 220 x 180 mmExtent: 80ppIllus: c.60 full colourCategory: ArtBIC Code: ACXJ, HBWS

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Publication: April 2015ISBN: 9781904897767Price: £8.99Binding: Hardback box setFormat: 155 x 112 mmExtent: 64ppCategory: HistoryBIC Code: HB, WBA, VFM

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: KEEPING WELL IN WARTIMEThe Ministry of Information

This gift box set includes two Second World War Ministry of Information publications, Wise Eating in Wartime and How to Keep Well in Wartime, offering cheerful and practical advice on healthy diet, exercise and wellbeing. From providing a ‘menu for the ideal meal’ to addressing dilemmas such as ‘do we eat too much sugar?’, from offering useful remedies for fatigue to divulging frank advice on ‘sex problems’, they give an amusing and interesting insight into keeping well in wartime.

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As relevant today as when they were fi rst published in 1943, Wise Eating in Wartime and How to Keep Well in Wartime off er cheerful and practical advice on healthy diet, exercise and well-being. From providing a ‘menu for the ideal meal’ to addressing dilemmas such as ‘do we eat too much sugar?’, from off ering useful remedies for fatigue to divulging frank advice on ‘sex problems’, these books give an intriguing insight into keeping well in wartime.

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UNOFFICIAL WAR ARTISTPeter Kennard

Peter Kennard is Britain’s foremost political artist and has been at the cutting edge of global political image making since the Vietnam War. Unofficial War Artist brings together the best of Kennard’s work from 45 years of his career and accompanies a major retrospective of his work at IWM London, showcasing hundreds of his images related to war and conflict.

Peter Kennard has work in many notable collections around the world, including IWM, Tate, V&A, and Science Museum. He is a Senior Research Reader in Photography, Art & the Public Domain at the Royal College of Art where he has worked for over 20 years.

Publication: May 2015ISBN: 9781904897712Price: £12.99Binding: PaperbackFormat: 220 x 180mmExtent: 112ppIllus: 80 colourCategory: ArtBIC Code: AFJG, JPW

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CHURCHILL’S COOKBOOKGeorgina Landemare

Churchill is well-known for his hearty appetite and love of food. Churchill’s Cookbook gives a fascinating insight into what he ate during the Second World War, containing delicious recipes created by his personal cook, Georgina Landemare. From mouth-watering cakes, biscuits and puddings, to healthy salads and warming soups, discover the food that sustained Churchill during his ‘finest hour’.

Georgina Landemare was the ‘celebrity cook’ of her day, specialising in creating sumptuous feasts for England’s nobility. She worked hard cooking for the Churchill family throughout the Second World War and was told by the Prime Minister on VE night that he could not have managed through the war without her.

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WINSTON CHURCHILL is well-known for his hearty appetite

and love of food. Churchill’s Cookbook gives a fascinating

insight into what he ate during the Second World War,

containing over 250 delicious recipes created by his

personal cook, Georgina Landemare.

From mouth-watering cakes, biscuits and puddings,

to healthy salads and warming soups, discover the

food that sustained Churchill during his ‘fi nest hour’.

GEORGINA LANDEMARE was the ‘celebrity cook’ of her day,

specialising in creating sumptuous feasts for England’s

nobility. She worked hard cooking for the Churchill

family throughout the Second World War and was

told by the Prime Minister on VE night that he could

not have managed through the war without her.

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Publication: May 2015 ISBN: 9781904897736 Price: £9.99 Binding: Hardback Format: 180 x 120 mm Extent: 176pp Text: c.25,000 words Illus: c.20Category: History BIC Code: HB, HBWQ, WBA

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POSTERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Recruitment, propaganda, rationing, fundraising – during the First World War posters were used to inform and rally the public as never before. Many of the designs remain icons today, for example Kitchener’s pointing hand or ‘Daddy, What Did YOU do in the Great War?’ This book has those, plus forgotten gems from Britain, Germany, France, Italy and America. A fascinating slice of social history and a wonderful resource for designers.

ISBN: 9781904897873Price: £9.99Binding: Paperback with flapsFormat: 220 x 180mmExtent: 96ppIllus: c100 colourCategory: Art/Design/HistoryBIC Code: HBWN, AKLP, ACXD

ART FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Showcasing IWM’s extensive collection, this book includes works from the major artists of the time such as John and Paul Nash, Orpen, Spencer and Singer Sargent as well as other artists who are less familiar to us today. With an introductory essay by Richard Slocombe, Senior Art Curator at IWM, this book offers an insight into the huge range and power of art during the First World War.

ISBN: 9781904897897Price: £9.99Binding: Paperback with flapsFormat: 220 x 180mmExtent: 64ppIllus: Full colourCategory: Art/HistoryBIC Code: HBWN, ACXD

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FIRST WORLD WAR POEMS FROM THE FRONTPaul O’Prey

This anthology provides a new approach, focusing on the best poems by the poets who were actually on the front line. It includes the most famous poets – Owen, Sassoon, Brooke – in greater than usual depth, plus rising stars such as Gurney and Blunden. The poems are accompanied by a brief and accessible introduction, which sets the context for a reader new to the poems, as well as short biographical profiles of the poets.

Professor Paul O’Prey is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roehampton in London, where he is also Professor of Modern Literature.

ISBN: 9781904897880Price: £9.99Binding: HardbackFormat: 180 x 120 mmExtent: 160ppText: c.25,000 wordsIllus: c.15 photos of the poetsCategory: Poetry/HistoryBIC Code: HBWN, DCQ

THE FIRST WORLD WAR A–Z

A pocket-sized guide to who’s who and what’s what in the First World War. The alphabetical entries not only cover leaders and battles but quirky items such as songs, superstitions and slang, making it a perfect little book to dip into. Throughout there are snippets of testimony – moving, funny – from the people who took part in the war.

Sample Entries ▪ Assassination ▪ Blackadder ▪ Entertainment ▪ Knitting ▪ Mascots ▪ Prosthetics ▪ Rats ▪ Recruitment ▪ X-Rays

ISBN: 9781904897859Price: £9.99Binding: HardbackFormat: 180 x 120 mmExtent: 176 ppText: c.27,000 wordsCategory: HistoryBIC Code: HBWN, WZG

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CHURCHILLBy His Granddaughter, Celia Sandys

From his birth at Blenheim Palace to his tumultuous political life in Westminster, Celia Sandys is uniquely placed to examine the life of one of the most revered Britons in history. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in learning more about Winston Churchill, and how he came to shape the world that we live in today.

Celia Sandys has published five books on the life of her grandfather. She lectures on Churchillian subjects around the world and is a trustee of the Churchill Centre.

ISBN: 9781904897774Price: £12.99 Binding: Paperback Format: 260 x 220 mm Extent: 160pp Illus: c150 colour & bw Category: HistoryBIC Code: HBWN, BGH

THE FIRST WORLD WAR GALLERIESPaul Cornish

This book draws on the unparalleled expertise and archives of IWM to tell the story of the First World War in the most modern, accessible and compelling way possible. It is an unmissable testament and tribute to an event that still shapes our lives today.

Paul Cornish has worked at IWM since 1989. Between 2010 and 2014 Paul worked as Senior Curator in the small team who created the content for IWM’s ground-breaking new First World War Galleries.ISBN: 9781904897835

Price: £35.00Binding: HardbackFormat: 240 x 195 mmExtent: 224ppText: c.52,000 wordsIllus: c.250 colourCategory: HistoryBIC Code: HBWN, JWL

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BRITISH POSTERS OF THE SECOND WORLD WARRichard Slocombe

Drawing on the depth of IWM’s art collection, this book takes a look at some of the most iconic and easily identifiable images of the Second World War – the posters. Reproduced in full colour with an introduction and explanatory text by Senior Art Curator Richard Slocombe, the book explores the British government’s use of propaganda throughout the war years, ranging from the well-known ‘Dig For Victory’ to more obscure campaigns.

ISBN: 9781904897927Price: £9.99Binding: Paperback with flapsFormat: 220 x 180mmExtent: 96ppIllus: c.100 full colourCategory: Art/HistoryBIC Code: HBCW, AKLP

ART FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR

IWM has one of the most important collections of 20th century British art in the world. Here we showcase some of the most compelling works from the Second World War. Paul Nash, Henry Moore and Stanley Spencer sit alongside artists who are less well known, but who provide an equally fascinating, powerful insight into the impact and legacy of the Second World War.

ISBN: 9781904897668Price: £9.99Binding: Paperback with flapsFormat: 220 x 180mmExtent: 64ppIllus: c.50 full colourCategory: Art/HistoryBIC Code: AC, HBWQ

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SPITFIRE FLIP BOOK

Come face to face with a Spitfire scene reproduced from IWM’s Film Archive.

IWM’s Film and Video Archive holds some 20,000 hours of moving image material. Originally, public access to film clips was provided in the museum galleries on Mutoscope machines, which operated on exactly the same principle as these flip books.

TANKS FLIP BOOK

Come face to face with a Mark IV tank in this 1917 scene reproduced from the IWM’s Film Archive.

ISBN: 9781904897910Price: £3.99Binding: PaperbackFormat: 60 x 100mmCateory: HistoryBIC Code: HBLW, HBWQ

ISBN: 9781904897965Price: £3.99Binding: PaperbackFormat: 60 x 100mmCategory: HistoryBIC Code: HBWN, HBW

Watch the Spitfire F.21 perform in this 1944 recognition film from IWM’s Film Archive.

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Published by Imperial War Museums, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ© 2008 The Trustees of Imperial War Museums. This edition printed 2014.All rights reserved. No part of this collection may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

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MAKE DO AND MENDThe Ministry of Information

A delightful reminder of the techniques for household economies extolled by the wartime government. First published in 1943, all of the tips can be used to spruce up your wardrobe today. It includes old-fashioned remedies for everything from washing silks and mending your clothes, to repelling the ‘moth menace’!

ISBN: 9781904897644 Price: £4.99 Binding: Hardback Format: 155 x 110mm Extent: 64 pp Ilus: c25 bw drawings Category: HistoryBIC Code: WZG, WKH

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