First World War (1914-1918): “the passage of the Yser during the Flanders offensive in 1917”” Watercolour painting by Francois Flameng (1856-1923) 1917,

Two British officers playing cards outside their dugout, Secteur de Bapaume, 1918-20

Photo by Jules Gervais Courtellemont (1 July 1863-31 Oct 1931) Five infantrymen from Scotland with rifles at the ready during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris, September 1914 (autochrome)

captain-price-unofficially: Warrant officer Kvasnikov A.V. with his aircraft and ground crew after a combat flight, 1917

A painting by William Orpen (27 Nov 1878-29 Sep 1931) titled “the Harvest” shows German wounded making their way to an aid station.

illustration of Russian Cossacks fighting German artillerymen somewhere in East Prussia during the first year of the war.

Imperial German Infantry in Brussels in 1914.

The best tonic for a wounded soldier: Word from the battlefield that all goes well, 1914-19, English School

postcard-from-the-past: Soldiers at the Gare du Nord railway station of Paris during the First World War French vintage postcard

Captain Houston, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Medical officer (MO) to Scots Guards.

Sap in which L.F. Company. 2nd Battalion Scots Guards lost 6 killed and 15 wounded. 17th October 1915.

captain-price-unofficially: Testing the Hellriegel SMG, Oct 1915

Intrepid British observer’s balancing feat in mid-air during heavy attack of ‘Archies’, 1914-19 by Christopher Clark (1875-1942).

Scenes of poignant joy and pathos enacted at the great railway stations of London, 1914-19, William Hatherell.

Through the saps to Pozieres, c.1918 (oil on canvas) by Frank Crozier.

The US battleships ‘New York and 'Texas’ off Rosyth, c.1918 (etching, touched with graphite

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A Massive German Attack on the British Front, World War I, 1914 1926 by Arthur C. Michael.

Herbert Schnurpel crafted this painting of a German machine gun crew at Verdun. It was captured by the Americans in World War II.