Sujet

Some Spoils of the Battle-field', (1919).

Légende

'Some Spoils of the Battle-field', (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: 'The first use of flame-projectors (flammenwerfer) by the Germans was experienced by our [British] troops at the battle of Hooge. Some of these barbarous instruments fell into our hands and some were also captured by the French. Two of these are seen in the illustration....' The first use of a flamethrower in a concerted action was on 30 July 1915 against British trenches at Hooge near Ypres in Belgium. From "The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. V, by W. Stanley Macbean Knight. [Caxton Pulishing Company, Limited, London, 1919]

Date

1919

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F14_437

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,7Mo (3,0Mo) / 46,1cm x 33,0cm / 5441 x 3897 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Photographie Allemand pays équipement arme armes pistolet pistolets guerre endroit siècle première guerre mondiale concept mitrailleuse artillerie capturé métaphore guerre Première Guerre Mondiale WWI artillerie lourde armements Guerre mondiale Une Années 10 20e siècle The Print Collector photographie Anonyme flame projector Knight Caxton Publishing Company William Stanley Macbean Knight William Stanley Macbean W. Stanley Macbean Knight W Stanley Macbean Knight W. Stanley Macbean W Stanley Macbean W. S. M. W. S. M. Knight Caxton Pulishing Company Lim