With a Weapon and a Grin: Postcard Images of France's Black African Colonial Troops in WWI
With a Weapon and a Grin examines postcard images of France’s Black African colonial troops during World War I. Focusing on visual representations of soldiers and service, the book explores the intersection of wartime imagery, postcard culture, colonial history, and the French military.
About This Book
This book examines postcard images of France’s Black African colonial troops during World War I.
It focuses on the ways these images represented African soldiers serving within the French colonial military.
The subject connects wartime photography, postcard culture, colonial history, and visual representations of military service.
Through its focus on historical images, the book offers a documented perspective on France’s Black African troops and their place in the First World War.
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