Devastation Collection (page 4)

An abandoned German trench around Mesnil, Champagne, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

Blasted tree stumps, Mesnil, Champagne, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

The ruins of Revigny, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

The ruins of Sermaize-Les-Bains, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

Ruined church, Huiron, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

The market in the ruins of Hohenstein, East Prussia, World War I, 1915. The town of Hohenstein suffered damage during the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914

A street in Ortelsburg, Eastern Prussia, World War I, August 1915. The town of Ortelsburg was almost destroyed by the Russians early in the First World War

War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894. Artist: Henri Rousseau
War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Eruption of Shirane-san and earthquake at Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1650. After an engraving published in Amsterdam, 1669

Fresco of the destruction of Jericho, 14th century
Fresco of the destruction of Jericho, in the Collegiata in San Gimignano, 14th century

Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Artist: Victor Fleming
Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Still showing part of the burning of Atlanta sequence. MGM film based on the novel of the American Civil War by Margaret Mitchell, screenplay by Sidney Howard

150-megaton thermonuclear explosion, Bikini Atoll, 1 March 1954.The unexpected spread of fallout from the test led to awareness of, and research into, radioactive pollution. Courtesy UNO

Hiroshima, Japan, after the dropping of the atom bomb in August 1945. On 6 August 1945, a United States Air Force B-29 bomber

British firefighters damping down a bombed church, World War II, June 1940. Two firefighters use a hose to spray water onto smouldering roof timbers

Rescue workers releasing a man from a bomb damaged building, World War II, 1940. The large-scale German bombing campaign directed at Britains cities began in August 1940

Londoners made homeless by a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II, October 1940. Holding some treasured possessions recovered from the ruins, they put on brave, smiling faces

Aftermath of a German bombing raid, Merseyside, World War II, March 1941. Rescue workers searching for survivors in the wreckage of buildings after a Luftwaffe air raid

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1498. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1498. Illustration of the Revelation of St John from the Bible. An Archangel watches as four agents of destruction

Death of Edward the Confessor, 1042 (1866). Artist: Daniel Maclise
Death of Edward the Confessor (c1003-66). Anglo-Saxon king of England from 1042. Edwards death. Illustration by Daniel Maclise for The Story of The Norman Conquest, London, 1866. Engraving

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