The Story of WWI in 50 Images

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 12 January 2026

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Captured German Trench, WWI

by John Warwick Brooke
published on 08 October 2025

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A 1916 photograph of British Army troops using a captured German trench on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). One soldier is on sentry duty while his comrades sleep as best they can.

Imperial War Museums, London.

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