Canadian Military History Volume 21 Issue 1 Article 5 2015 Cause and Affect War Art and Emotion Laura Brandon Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.wlu.ca/cmh Part of the Military History Commons Recommended Citation Laura Brandon "Cause and Affect War Art and Emotion." Canadian Military History 21, 1 (2015) This Canadian War Museum is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Canadian Military History by an authorized editor of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact
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