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A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Scene from the First World War: at the Battle of Nery in September 1914, the British 1st Cavalry Brigade and L Battery

The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: One of the Tanks temporarily hung up in the German Second System on side of road near Ribecourt

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, (1919). Portrait of Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935), British First Sea Lord during the First World War

Professor Treitschke, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Professor Treitschke, (1919). Portrait of German historian and political writer Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke (1834-1896)

The Capture of Givenchy, (1919). Creator: Fortunino Matania
The Capture of Givenchy, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: How the Manchester Regiment Captured the Village of Givenchy by Storm and Drove Out the Germans

Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), (1919). Creator: Reginald Haines
Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), (1919). Portrait of British politician Winston Churchill (1874-1965) who was First Lord of the Admiralty during the First World War

Landing of the British Troops at Salonika, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Landing of the British Troops at Salonika, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Many of the troops evacuated from Gallipoli were transferred to Salonika [Thessaloniki in Greece]

Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Showing the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, including the Turkish or Ottoman Empire, and parts of Russia, Persia and Egypt

The German Gunboat Panther, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The German Gunboat " Panther", (1919). On July 1st, 1911, Germany, without warning or explanation, dispatched the warship " Panther" to the closed port of Agadir [in Morocco]

Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1919. The Gallipoli peninsula in western Turkey saw heavy fighting during the First World War, 1914-1919, with many casualties on both sides

A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The desolation and havoc wrought on the face of the country by modern guns baffles description

Types of the Russian Army, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Types of the Russian Army, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Siberian infantry, who are readily distinguishable by the conical fur cap worn by all trans-Ural troops of the Russian

Types of the British Army, 1919. Creator: Richard Simkin
Types of the British Army, 1919. Soldiers serving in the First World War, 1914-1919: Royal Dublin Fusiliers (service dress)

Royal Field Artillery Kite Balloons Were The Eyes of Our Guns in France, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The observers were highly trained men

Guarding the Flag, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Guarding the Flag, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The two forward turrets of H.M.S. " Conqueror", showing the 13.5-inch guns, ten of which form her main armament

The Difficulties and Dangers of Red Cross Work, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Difficulties and Dangers of Red Cross Work, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The Red Cross ambulance pursues its work of mercy, taking all hazards

Central Europe and the Mediterranean, 1919. Creator: London Geographical Institute
Central Europe and the Mediterranean, 1919. Showing naval dockyards, fortified coastal towns, and forts. From " The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol

Food for the Defenders of Liege, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Food for the Defenders of Liege, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Provision waggons arriving at the forts outside Liege, [Belgium]

Nietzsche, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Nietzsche, (1919). Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, philologist

Vise in the Hands of the Germans, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Vise in the Hands of the Germans, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: This Belgian town was the first to suffer from the " mailed fist"

Types of the Russian Cavalry, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Types of the Russian Cavalry, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The Russian cavalry have peculiar methods of attack like no other cavalry in the world

Lord Kitchener, c1910, (1919). Creator: Bassano Ltd
Lord Kitchener, c1910, (1919). Portrait of British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916)

The Periscope in the Trenches, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Periscope in the Trenches, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The eye of the submarine has been pressed into service on land

Legions of the War-Lord, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Legions of the War-Lord, (1919). German soldiers during the First World War, 1914-1919: The infantry of the German army are reputed to possess good marching powers

General Putnik, c 1915, (1919). Creator: Unknown
General Putnik, c 1915, (1919). Portrait of Serbian soldier Radomir Putnik (1847-1917), Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian army in the Balkan Wars and in the First World War

General Sarrail, 1910s, (1919). Creator: Unknown
General Sarrail, 1910s, (1919). Portrait of French soldier Maurice Sarrail (1856-1929), Allied commander in Greece during World War I

The Terrible Retreat from Serbia, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Terrible Retreat from Serbia, (1919). The Serbian armys 1915 retreat through the mountains of Albania during the First World War: The last stand of the Serbian Army was at Prizrend

The Fangs of the British Lion, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The " Fangs" of the British Lion, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The muzzles of the forward 12-inch guns of the battleship " Neptune", covered during coaling

A Street in Lille, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Street in Lille, (1919). Dead horses in a street, scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Photograph taken shortly after one of the battles in the manufacturing town of Lille [in northern

Map of the Belgian Frontier with Forts, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Belgian Frontier with Forts, 1919. Map showing Belgium, Holland and parts of Germany and France during the First World War, 1914-1919. Fortified towns and principal railways are indicated

The Effect of British Shell Fire, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Effect of British Shell Fire, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: " Our artillery destroyed a convoy of [German] motor transports on the road"

Types of the Italian Army, 1919. Creator: Richard Simkin
Types of the Italian Army, 1919. Soldiers serving in the First World War, 1914-1919: Infantry of the Line (review order and service dress), Bersaglieri, Artillery and Cavalry

General Mangan, (1919). Creator: Unknown
General Mangan, (1919). Portrait of French soldier Charles Emmanuel Marie Mangin (1866-1925): The heroic defender of Verdun

All That Remains of Sermaize, (1919). Creator: Unknown
All That Remains of Sermaize, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The towns and villages along the valley of the Marne [in northern France] eclipse even the devastation wrought in

Belgrade, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Belgrade, (1919). In Servian, the name signifies " White Town". The capital of Servia [Serbia] has undergone many vicissitudes of war and had been held variously by the Greeks, Hungarians

Typical Group of the Servian Artillery, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Typical Group of the Servian Artillery, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Despite their rough and uncouth exterior, despite the bloody tragedies that marked their history

Potsdam, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Potsdam, (1919). View of Potsdam in Germany, residence of the Prussian kings and the German Kaiser until 1918. The chief town of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg

Dragging the Guns to New Advance Positions, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Dragging the Guns to New Advance Positions, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: " Our greatest enemy, " said many an officer home on leave from the front

A Belgian Outpost, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Belgian Outpost, (1919). Scene from the First World War: The aftermath of the Battle of Haelen [1914]. Many of the villages and towns were reduced to a heap of smoking ruins

The British Expeditionary Force in Boulogne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The British Expeditionary Force in Boulogne, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The utmost secrecy was observed by the British war authorities in the transport of the British army

Map of Central Europe, Showing the Principal Theatre of War, 1919. Europe during the First World War, 1914-1919. From " The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol

An Attack Led By A Bombing Party, (1919). Creator: Unknown
An Attack Led By A Bombing Party, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Plunging across broad ditches of mud and a forest of barbed wire and other entanglements, through shell

The King of Roumania, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The King of Roumania, (1919). Portrait of King Ferdinand of Romania (1865-1927) reigned 1914-1927. From " The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. VI, by W

On the Way to the Trenches, (1919). Creator: Unknown
On the Way to the Trenches, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: column of soldiers on their way to fight on the front line in Belgium or France

Types of the German Army, 1919. Creator: Richard Simkin
Types of the German Army, 1919. Soldiers serving during the First World War, 1914-1919: Artillery, Infantry of the Line (service kit), Uhlan, Hussar, Cuirassier

Map To Illustrate the Eastern Battle Fronts, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map To Illustrate the Eastern Battle Fronts, 1919. Map showing areas of eastern Europe and the Balkans which saw fighting during the First World War, 1914-1919, including Italy, Austria-Hungary

The German Occupation of Lille, 1914, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The German Occupation of Lille, 1914, (1919). Scene from the First World War: The occupation of Lille [in northern France] by the Germans was accompanied by a great spectacular display

A British Position on the River Tigris, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A British Position on the River Tigris, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Photograph by a British airman

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