Images

A photograph of a British naval convoy in the Atlantic Ocean, a strategy adopted during the First World War (1914-18) to minimise losses to German U-boats. As additional protection, the ships are sailing a zigzag course. Imperial War Museums...

A December 1917 photograph of a British soldier kissing a French farm worker under a sprig of mistletoe during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A May 1918 photograph of a German soldier inside the barrel of the massive Paris Gun, an artillery piece used in the Spring Offensive on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A photograph of the Battalion of Death, a Russian military unit composed only of women soldiers, taken during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A photograph of a British Red Cross ambulance in difficulties on the Italian Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A photograph of Italian prisoners after the Battle of Caporetto (Oct-Nov 1917) in modern-day Slovenia. The battle was won by combined Austro-Hungarian and German forces and was a major defeat for Italy during the First World War (1914-18...

A 1917 photograph of four members of the 2nd Kashmir Rifles in East Africa. Colonial troops were used by all sides and in most theatres of the war. Imperial War Museums, London.

A 1918 photograph of a British Handley Page bomber during the First World War (1914-18). Photograph taken at Hendon Aerodrome, London. (Imperial War Museums)

A September 1918 photograph of Renault FT-17 light tanks being used by US forces during the First World War (1914-18). National Archives at College Park.

A 1918 photograph taken on the Italian Front showing a gas shell attack and British soldiers wearing gas masks blocking the road ahead. Poisonous gas shells were developed during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)