97 pp. Ten thousand copies of this book were printed in May 1941 for the Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art by the Plantin Press, New York. Cover art by E. McKnight Kauffer, color frontispiece of The Withdrawal from Dunkerque by Richard Eurich, illustrations by numerous artists throughout, including Edward Ardizzone. Includes a chapter by American poet T.S. Eliot. CONTENTS: Defense of the Islands, by T. S. Eliot; The Artist and National Defense; The War as Seen by British Artists; Paintings and Drawings; Photographs; Architectural Reconstruction and War-Time Forms; Cartoons; Posters; The Role of the Artist in Camouflage; Catalog of Paintings and Drawings.
