Sir Philip Gibbs was one of the most widely read English journalists of the first half of the twentieth century. This coverage of his writing offers a broad insight into British social and political developments, government and press relations, propaganda, and war reporting during the First World War.

Contributes to understandings of the role of the war correspondent, and the Press generally, during the tumultuous war years from 1914 to 1918 Provides important insights into the origin and role of the press which is significant in any discussion of contemporary war reporting Utilises extensive research conducted in the Gibbs' family archive and British Library newspaper depository, The National Archives and the National Library of Australia

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Martin C. Kerby is Lecturer in the School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia and is also the museum curator and archivist at St Joseph's Nudgee College, Brisbane, Australia. He was recently awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship, a Queensland Anzac Centenary Grant and an Australian Arts and Culture Grant.

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1. Victorian Childhood: 1877-1895
2. The New Journalism: 1895-1912
3. Free Lance War Correspondent: 1912-1915
4. Official War Correspondent: 1915-1918
5. Adventures in Journalism: 1918-1939
6. The Pageant of the Years: 1939-1962
7. Conclusion