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Where Hell Was Loosed; War's Indescribable Desolation and Unburied Victims, Lens.

A desolate, ravaged battlefield with the bodies of dead soldiers in Lens, France.

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No Man's Land near Lens, France.

A scene of torn up countryside, dead soldiers, and destroyed trees outside of Lens, France.

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A Family Living in Their Ruined House Lens

A woman and a young boy stand amongst the ruins of their home in Lens, a city in northern France that was occupied by the Germans for most of the war. Just behind them is an entrance to the basement of their home, where they are still living.

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Temporary Homes in Devestated Lens, Long Occupied by the Germans, France

Two families stand amongst the hastily constructed homes where they now live after returning to the city of Lens, in Northern France, occupied by Germans for most of the war.

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Proud Men of the North Who Fought on Flander's Fields.

Two dead Scottish soldiers lie on the battlefield.

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"Down in a Shell Crater, We Fought Like Kilkeeny Cats"--Battle of Cambrai.

Four German soldiers in a trench at the end of the Battle of Cambrai. In the background is the ruins of a tank, which were used for the first time on a large scale during this battle.

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Steel-helmeted Scots Entrenched and Cheerily Awaiting a Counterattack

A line of Scottish soldiers man a trench waiting for battle.

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Turks Eager for War--Germany's Most Distant Ally Mobilizing Her Army.

A parade of Turks (possibly soldiers) march through the streets holding flags.

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Historic First Landing of Allied Troops at Dardanelles.

A fleet of boats bringing British soldiers to storm the beaches of Turkey in an ultimately unsuccesful attempt to re-open the Dardanelles. This would have once again allowed the transportation of food and munitions between Russia and Great Britain.

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West Beach, Gallipoli, Scene of British Landing and of Terrible Battles

A beach at Gallipoli swarmed with British troops and supplies, where began a months long attempt to drive the Turkish forces further into Turkey. The campaign resulted ultimately a Turkish victory and huge casualties on both sides.

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Serbian Reserves in the Balkan Mountains Awaiting Orders to Advance

A division of Serbian Reserves stands ready for battle against a backdrop of mountains.

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Serbian Cavalry Ready for Battle on the Balkan Plains

A group of Serbian Calvary soldiers on horseback, ready to battle invading Austrian and German forces on the Balkan Plains.

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Great Naval Gun and its Protecting Fort of Sand Bags on the Saloniki Front

A heavy fortification of sandbags protecting one of the naval guns the British placed in Thessaloniki, Greece, for long distance bombardments.

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British Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action on Balkan Front, Camouflaged and Mounted on Auto.

A British gun crew on the Balkan front maneuver their anti-aircraft gun from within a screened trench.

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In a British First Line Trench in the Balkans

Two British soldiers in a trench in the Balkans, near the end of the war. One is using a periscope to observe enemy lines, while the other stands by his machine gun.

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No Man's Land, Sea of Barbed Wire in Front of Bulgarian Lines, Saloniki Front.

A countryside of "no man's land" covered in barbed wire on the Thessaloniki, Greece front.

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Rifle Grenade in a British First Line Trench in the Balkans.

A British soldier in a trench in the Balkans mans a rifle grenade to shoot explosives at a large range while remaining safe.

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Serbian Trench -- Awaiting Phone Call from Listening Pcst to Fire Rocket for Illuminating "No Man's Land."

Serbian soldiers wait in a hidden shelter for a call from a sentinel. When he calls, they will fire a rocket to illuminate potentially advancing enemy troops.

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Loading a Trench Mortar in a Hillside Dugout on the Serbian Front.

A soldier loads a mortar in a hillside trench while two others look on.

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View in a Trench Kitchen Underground on the Salonika Front.

Three French soldiers preparing soup in a protected underground trench kitchen on the Thessaloniki Front in Greece.

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A Serbian Rest Camp Back of Front Line Trenches in the Balkans.

A view of a Serbian army camp away from the front lines where men would be sent for a break from the constant destruction, death, and gunfire. Several men are seen smoking pipes.

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View from Stage of a Serbian Army Audience in an Outdoor Theater at the Front -- Prompter in the Foreground.

View from the stage as Serbian soldiers watch their fellow men perform plays for the rest of the army during a rare moment of downtime. In the foreground, a concealed prompter feeds them their lines, and in the front row, men play instruments to...

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Modern Cliff Dwellers -- A Regimental Headquarters Back of Serbian Front.

Headquarters of a Serbian troop, comprised of ramshackle houses built into the cliffs with planks and stones. There is laundry hanging on clotheslines.

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Water Front of Trieste, the Prize Taken by Italy from Austria

Many people walk along the waterfront in Trieste, a city that Italy reclaimed from Austria after the end of World War I. They are all dressed in black, except for a small child in the foreground dressed in white and holding her mother's hand.

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Mount Grappa and Ruins of Quero, on the Italian Battle Front.

Soldiers and civilians in the foreground look over the ruins of Quero, a village on the Italian front. In the background is Mount Grappa, part of the Alps separating Italy and Austria.

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