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title: No Man's Land in the First World War
author: Lucien Jonas
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21521/no-mans-land-in-the-first-world-war/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-01-09
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# No Man's Land in the First World War
_Authored by Lucien Jonas_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21521.jpg)
## Image Caption
*No Man's Land*, illustration by Lucien Jonas, 1927.
Lucien Jonas was a French artist appointed as an official military painter after being mobilized in 1914, becoming one of the most prolific and renowned wartime artists of the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). Here, Jonas depicts the scarred and blighted fields that characterized the positional [warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) of the Western Front.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jonas, L. (2026, January 09). No Man's Land in the First World War. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jonas, Lucien. "No Man's Land in the First World War." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 09, 2026. .
### MLA
Jonas, Lucien. "No Man's Land in the First World War." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jan 2026, .
## License & Copyright
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