Images Dated 4th April 2012

How WWI was fought

"As it is for most of us" World War I was a slog, described by many as "90% routine and 10% terror." Although soldiers lived with death every day, for the most part, major battles were few and far between, and sometimes it was the dread and anticipation of what was to come that was most psychologically damaging, especially for inexperienced new recruits. When an offensive did come, nobody could predict the ferocity or the outcome. Despite commanders hopes that attacks might take place in an orderly formation, most were a chaotic scrum of noise, smoke, screams and shell fire, as summed up by Bairnsfather's loose, vigorous penmanship. Date: 1916

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Ashness Bridge and Barrow Beck, towards Derwent Water and Skiddaw, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England

© Chris Hepburn

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A London taxi crosses the Albert Bridge towards Chelsea from Battersea at sunset in

A London taxi crosses the Albert Bridge towards Chelsea from Battersea at sunset in London, April 2, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS) - LR2E8441GOK2E