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Map of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 480 CE
The disintegration of the Western Roman Empire unfolded gradually during the Migration Period (c. 400–800 CE), as waves of migrating and invading peoples reshaped Europe. After the death of Theodosius I (reign 379–395 CE), the last emperor...
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US Troops, WWI
A 1918 photograph of US Army troops in England on their way to fight in Continental Europe in the latter stages of the First World War (1914-18).
US National Archives
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Map of Africa in World War II
Africa became a central arena in the global struggle of the Second World War (1939–1945), where imperial rivalry, strategic geography, and colonial governance converged. Campaigns in North Africa (1940–1943) pitted Axis forces, initially...
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Walking Wounded, Western Front 1918
A July 1918 photograph of French walking wounded after the Second Battle of the Marne in the final months of the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums
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Renault Tank, Second Battle of the Marne
A July 1918 photograph of a Renault FT-17 tank with French and British troops during the Second Battle of the Marne in the final months of the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums
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British, French, & Italian Officers, 1918
A July 1918 photograph of British, Italian, and French officers conferring during the Second Battle of the Marne in the final months of the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums
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General Erich von Ludendorff
A 1924 photograph of General Erich von Ludendorff (1865-1937), Commander-in-Chief of the German Army during the First World War (1914-18).
US National Archives
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German War Grave, 1918
A photograph of a German war grave, that of Sergeant Karl Thomassek (Karol Tomaszek) of the German 5th Field Artillery Regiment. Taken during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. This was the last major offensive action by the German Army...
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French Saint-Chamond Tank, 1918
A photograph of a French Saint-Chamond tank passing through the village of Conde-sur-Aisne during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. This was the last major offensive action by the German Army of the First World War (1914-18). Imperial...
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German Preparations for the Spring Offensive
A photograph showing preparations for the German Spring Offensive of 1918. St. Quentin, France. This was the last major offensive action by the German Army of the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums
