Roll Call of Returned Soldiers, from War

In the penultimate image of War, the gap of white space at the left and the strong contrast of light and dark draw our attention to the officer, one of the only military officials depicted in the entire series. The figure of state authority takes on an emphatic role in this work, leading us to turn the page to the right and face the last image, a final gruesome depiction of two decaying skulls. This ending made the critical point against the promilitary, nationalist forces then rallying to celebrate the war in the streets of Germany.