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The Absence of Machine Guns in Popular War Imagery
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The machine gun’s absence in popular war imagery and news coverage during World War I is corroborated by the fact that in England and other countries it was kept hidden until the outbreak of war. The machine gun disrupted traditional military heroics and challenged constructions of masculinity at the turn of the century.

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