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Sir Philip Gibbs and English Journalism in War and Peace

Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-57301-8

ISBN: 978-1-137-57300-1

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK - Springer Journals

Feb 25, 2016

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Victorian Childhood: 1877–1895

Kerby, Martin C.

Pages: 1 –17

[Kerby explores the impact on Sir Philip Gibbs wrought by a childhood which, in his words, was spent in ‘the England of Dickens’. Born in 1877, Gibbs’ family assumed both the outward signs of middle-class life, such as the idealization of family, cultural pursuits, and family entertainments, and...
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The New Journalism: 1895–1912

Kerby, Martin C.

Pages: 19 –57

[Kerby provides an insight into ‘The New Journalism’ in Britain prior to the First World War by documenting the career of journalist Sir Philip Gibbs. Working first in the field of literary syndication, Gibbs entered Fleet Street in 1902 where he worked in turn for the Daily Mail, the Daily...
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Free Lance War Correspondent: 1912–1915

Kerby, Martin C.

Pages: 59 –100

[This chapter investigates the attempts by the British government to censor news reports and to curtail the movement of journalists during the early months of the First World War. It raises important questions about the nature of a free press and the danger of too close an alliance with...
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Official War Correspondent: 1915–1918

Kerby, Martin C.

Pages: 101 –140

[Given the continued wars in the Middle East, the role of the media generally and war correspondents specifically remains a contentious issue. Against the background of the centenary of the First World War, this chapter interrogates the experience of the official war correspondents chosen by the...
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Adventures in Journalism: 1918–1939

Kerby, Martin C.

Pages: 141 –195

[Kerby discusses the interwar years by investigating the work of famous author and journalist Sir Philip Gibbs. He reported on the Versailles peace treaty, the League of Nations, the impact of the war in Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Hungary, the USA, civil war in Ireland, famine...
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The Pageant of the Years: 1939–1962

Kerby, Martin C.

Pages: 197 –219

[This chapter covers the period from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 until the death of Sir Philip Gibbs in 1962. It discusses his support for Appeasement and his despair at the outbreak of another war. Gibbs worked as a correspondent in France before Dunkirk but then remained in...
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Conclusion

Kerby, Martin C.

Pages: 221 –224

[This conclusion offers a short assessment of the life of Sir Philip Gibbs and assesses his place in the history of war journalism. It offers a more nuanced understanding of the work of war correspondents and looks to place the book in the context of further scholarship regarding the role of the...

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