Images

Portrait of John Sedgwick, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1860-1864. Depicted here is Major General John Sedgwick, commander of the VI Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac in the American Civil War. He was killed on 9 May 1864 during the...

Hancock's Corps Assaulting the Works at the "Bloody Angle", pen and black ink on wove paper by William Brooke Thomas Trego, 1887. Depicted here is Major General Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps assaulting the "Bloody Angle" on 12 May 1864...

A Mills Bomb hand grenade, developed and used by the British Army during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of a British Mark IV tank, used during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of a Rolls-Royce armoured car in the Middle East campaign during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A 1918 British poster to raise funds for weapons during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A 1916 photograph of a British 18-pounder artillery gun on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle with bayonet attached, the standard weapon for British Army soldiers on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A 1918 photograph of British soldiers on the Western Front using a Lewis machine-gun during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of a single-seater Sopwith Camel biplane, one of the most successful fighters in the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.