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Strong Concrete German Position and Victims after the Battle of Menin Road

Dead German soldiers lie behind the damaged fortification of a trench in Flanders, Belgium at the Battle of Menin Road.

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British Soldiers Gleaning in the Fields of War, Menin Road.

A British soldier uses a long plank to move a piece of wood aside on a ravaged battlefield at Menin Road, likely to pick up a valuable left behind by a fallen German.

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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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How Italian Guns are Carried Up the Steep, Narrow Paths of the Alpine Front.

Italian soldiers stand surrounding mules. The mule in the foreground has the barrel of a gun attached to his back. The mule behind him has the carriage of the gun. The Alps can be seen in the background.

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Watching an Airplane Combat over the Italian Lines.

Italian civilians and soldiers look up, watching a battle take place in the sky. In the background there are buildings, trees, and mountains.

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Camp of Italian Outpost on Steep Alpine Slope.

A small group of tents are set up on a steep, craggy Alpine mountainside covered in trees and snow. A few soldiers are seen sitting or standing outside their tents.

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Fire Spray Captured from the Austrians in the District of Capitello in Italy.

A soldier stands in front of a background of destroyed forest, fitted with a fire spray weapon on his back.

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Looking E. on Italian Font. Foreground, Italian Trenches of Resistance Built after Territory Was Won from Enemy.

A soldier is concealed in a concrete machine gun trench with hinged iron portholes in a field. These trenches were constructed by the Italians in the Vallone ridge.

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British Battle Cruiser Indomitable, Which Sunk the German Battle Cruiser Bluecher.

The British battle cruiser "Indomitable" at a harbor. This ship sunk the German battle cruiser "Blucher" at the Battle of Dogger Bank on January 24th, 1915.

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Trophies of War -- German Torpedo from S. S. "Emden" and Floating Mines, London.

A torpedo from the German S.S. Emden, an infamous commerce destroyer ship commanded by Capt. Von Mueller, on display at a war exposition in London.

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Light Railway and Hillside Dugouts near La Harazee, Argonne, Forest.

A view of houses built into a hillside and horses pulling supply carts along the light railway in La Harazee, a small hamlet on the edge of the Argonne Forest in France.

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A French Relief Column of Algerian Zouaves in Forest of Argonne.

Zouaves were soldiers from France's colonies in North Africa. These Zouaves from Algeria are gathered in a long line on a road in the Argonne Forest, France.

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French Gunners Charging Huge 270 mm. (Howitzer) in Forest of Argonne.

A French three-man gun crew prepares and loads a 270 mm. Howitzer gun in the Argonne Forest, France.

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"And They Did Not Pass" -- Main Entrance and Gate into City of Verdun, France.

A view over the river of the main fortressed entrance to the city of Verdun, France. Beyond the gate, there are buildings and cathedral steeples visible.

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The Cathedral and Notre Dame, Verdun, and Ruins Extending Down to the Banks of the Meuse.

Crumbling ruins of buildings in Verdun, France seem to fall into the Meuse River. In the background, the steeples of the Cathedral of Verdun rise above the city.

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French Troops and Transport on "The Sacred Road," During the Battle of Verdun, 1916.

In the foreground, French troops sit amongst supplies. In the background, a long, winding highway stretching out over the valley. Ranks of troops can also be seen in the middle ground of the valley.

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Poilus Peparing Barbed Wire for Front Line -- Lempire, Meuse, France.

French soldiers weave steel to create barbed wire coils, which will be transported to troops at the battles of Verdun and Meuse-Argonne.

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A Village Reduced to Debris near Verdun, France.

A view of the ruins of completely destroyed buildings in a village outside of Verdun, France.

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A Battery of the Famous 270 Mortars (Howitsers), Mt. St. Eloi.

A Howitzer gun is positioned amongst the trees in a forest in France. Two soldiers stand nearby.

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Entrenched Highlanders on the Lookout Using Mirror Periscope.

Two Scottish soldiers in a trench use a periscope to look out into No Man's Land above. There is a horn nearby, which is used to warn their fellow troops in the case of a gas attack.

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President Pointcare and Marshall Joffre Visiting Officers' Quarters on the Somme Front.

President Raymond Poincare and Marshall Joseph Joffre visit the Officers' Quarters at the Somme camp. In the center, President Poincare and an aide are in conversation. Marshall Joffre, the Commander-in-Chief of the French forces during World War I...

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Tatoi Trenches in the Croisettes Wood Showing Officers in Consultation Just Half an Hour Before the Attack on the Somme Line.

A group of officers discusses military plans shortly before carrying out the first attack of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916.

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Serving Food from a Movable Kitchen in Ruined Curlu on the Somme.

French soldiers on the Somme front in France eat soup served from a movable kitchen. In the background, there are damaged buildings.

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Ruins of Famous Church at Albert, France.

A view of the partially ruined brick Church of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert, France. The village was only a few miles north of the Somme River. In the foreground, there are large piles of collapsed bricks.

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Ruined Villae of Eclusiers, France. M'lle Semmer Decorated for Heroic Actions under Fire.

Two soldiers stand on either side of Mademoiselle Marcelle Semmer, a young woman from Eclusiers, a village on the Somme. She was honored with the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the War Cross for putting herself at risk to air the French war effort.

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The World Renowned Cathedral at Reims, France, Ruined by the Germans.

A view of the buttresses and steeples of the Cathedral of Reims, which was shelled by German troops as they left the city. The cathedral was used as a hospital during wartime.

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