La Semaine
Cover of La Semaine, no 98, dated 21 June 1942. The French-language illustrated weekly, produced during the occupation period, presents a global wartime narrative for a colonial audience. The cover image shows German armoured vehicles advancing through the plains of Kharkov, accompanied by the caption the villages are still smoking, referencing the recent German victory in the Second Battle of Kharkov. The restrained wording and reportage-style headline reflect the use of controlled, ostensibly journalistic imagery to normalise destruction and reinforce Axis success. The main coverlines; Je reviens de Madagascar (I return from Madagascar), and La guerre de Chine va-t-elle prendre fin ? (Is the war in China about to end?) give the editorial's war coverage a global mix
