Trenches Collection (page 21)

British tank passing over a trench, World War I, 1917-1918 (b / w photo)
6000114 British tank passing over a trench, World War I, 1917-1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British tank passing over a trench)

Bolshevik commanders Joseph Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov in the trenches of Tsaritsyn, Russian Civil War, 1918 (litho)
5231622 Bolshevik commanders Joseph Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov in the trenches of Tsaritsyn, Russian Civil War, 1918 (litho) by Grekov

En Nemrod (b / w photo)
6006540 En Nemrod (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: En Nemrod. Illustration for L Allemagne Moderne by Jules Huret (Pierre Lafitte)

German soldiers taking a break in the trenches, World War I, 1914-1918 (b / w photo)
5999753 German soldiers taking a break in the trenches, World War I, 1914-1918 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Helft uns siegen! Zeichnet die Kriegsanleihe, pub. Munich, 1917 (colour litho)
862803 Helft uns siegen! Zeichnet die Kriegsanleihe, pub. Munich, 1917 (colour litho) by Erler, Fritz (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Help us triumph)

In the Evening, Lying on her Bed, She Reread the Letter from her Artilleryman at
3613983 In the Evening, Lying on her Bed, She Reread the Letter from her Artilleryman at the Front, 1917 (letterpress) by Marinetti

The French force rushed forward and took possession of the crater (colour litho)
3620741 The French force rushed forward and took possession of the crater (colour litho) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

An action with the favor of the fog, ours break into an Austrian entrenchment... (colour litho)
2777536 An action with the favor of the fog, ours break into an Austrian entrenchment... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

American infantry in WWI leaving their trench to advance against the Germans
702020 American infantry in WWI leaving their trench to advance against the Germans, 1918 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American

Going over the top, 24th March 1917 (b / w photo)
700925 Going over the top, 24th March 1917 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British soldiers leave their trench to advance in Arras)

North of Monte Coston, on October 11, our troops spring from the trenches and repel an enemy advance (colour litho)
2815798 North of Monte Coston, on October 11, our troops spring from the trenches and repel an enemy advance (colour litho) by Beltrame

Very modern war, German airplane dropped in the French trenches, near Soissons... (colour litho)
2815741 Very modern war, German airplane dropped in the French trenches, near Soissons... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Very modern war)

French trench in Champagne flooded by the Germans with oil and then set on fire with bombs... (colour litho)
2815734 French trench in Champagne flooded by the Germans with oil and then set on fire with bombs... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The epic defense of the Alpine troops of the Feltre battalion on Cima Valderoa (colour litho)
2808651 The epic defense of the Alpine troops of the Feltre battalion on Cima Valderoa (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

To the Very Young Among the Valiant (colour litho)
2808643 To the Very Young Among the Valiant (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Very Young Among the Valiant)

While an enemy attack is outlined, reinforcements rush from shelters and run to take their places in the trenches
2808558 While an enemy attack is outlined, reinforcements rush from shelters and run to take their places in the trenches (colour litho) by Beltrame

Our war in the eternal snows, in a trench of white coats as it is outlined... (colour litho)
2808550 Our war in the eternal snows, in a trench of white coats as it is outlined... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our war in the eternal snows)

Two British officers playing cards outside their dugout, Secteur de Bapaume
2648902 Two British officers playing cards outside their dugout, Secteur de Bapaume, 1918-20 (oil on canvas) by Berne-Bellecour

German Offensive on Lys. 1918: 4th, Worc: Rgt. holding on to "La Creche"
2662555 German Offensive on Lys. 1918: 4th, Worc: Rgt. holding on to " La Creche" after Counter-attack, Germans attacking at this moment (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Preparing for German 1918 Offensive 1918. 4th Worc: Rgt
2662553 Preparing for German 1918 Offensive 1918. 4th Worc: Rgt. Working in YPRES SALIENT (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

Preparing for German 1918 Offensive, Extra defences, YPRES Salient 1918, 4th Worc: Rgt
2662552 Preparing for German 1918 Offensive, Extra defences, YPRES Salient 1918, 4th Worc: Rgt. 29th. Division (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

The Siege of Vicksburg, pub. 1863 (engraving)
2655378 The Siege of Vicksburg, pub. 1863 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg)

British troops resting somewhere in France, from The Illustrated War News
HJA360625 British troops resting somewhere in France, from The Illustrated War News, published 1st November 1939 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

On the Somme, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359763 On the Somme, 1914-19 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Grenadiers bombing the enemy trenches near Maurepas)

How the Northumberland Fusiliers met an attack on their first-line trenches at Ypres
STC359686 How the Northumberland Fusiliers met an attack on their first-line trenches at Ypres, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

Sergeant H. Wells leading a platoon towards the German wire entanglements after his
STC412129 Sergeant H. Wells leading a platoon towards the German wire entanglements after his officer had been killed (litho) by Ripperger, H

Major (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) A. F. Douglas-Hamilton rallies his men
STC412119 Major (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) A.F. Douglas-Hamilton rallies his men and leads them forward, thus checking the enemys advance (litho) by Ripperger, H

Lieutenant G. P. Burlton assisting in saving unconscious men from a mine shaft (litho)
STC412116 Lieutenant G.P. Burlton assisting in saving unconscious men from a mine shaft (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Near Mametz)

Sergeant W. G. Pull extricating a gun team, whose leaders had been hit
STC412112 Sergeant W.G. Pull extricating a gun team, whose leaders had been hit, and bringing the surviving horses and men to safety (litho) by Elcock, Howard K

Lance-Corporal Clapson dragging an officer, who had been gassed, out of a mine (litho)
STC412110 Lance-Corporal Clapson dragging an officer, who had been gassed, out of a mine (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St)

Driver King assisting in hooking a gun to a limber under heavy fire (litho)
STC412107 Driver King assisting in hooking a gun to a limber under heavy fire (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: 26th August 1914; Driver H.J)

Sergeant Burge feigning death on being discovered by a dog in front of the enemy
STC412088 Sergeant Burge feigning death on being discovered by a dog in front of the enemys wire entanglements (litho) by Mosley

Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) R. B. Bradford, MC
STC412079 Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) R.B. Bradford, MC, rallies the men of another battalion and leads them forward with his own battalion (litho) by Pearse

Sergeant R. Downie attacks and kills a gun team, and captures the gun (litho)
STC412076 Sergeant R. Downie attacks and kills a gun team, and captures the gun (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Temporary Major S. W. Loudoun-Shand helping men over the parapet while exposed to very
STC412056 Temporary Major S.W. Loudoun-Shand helping men over the parapet while exposed to very fierce machine-gun fire (litho) by Pearse

Captain W. Allen assisting men wounded by the explosion of ammunition after being himself
STC412064 Captain W. Allen assisting men wounded by the explosion of ammunition after being himself wounded (litho) by Elcock, Howard K

Royal Marine Comandos man a trench at San Carlos, 1982 (b / w photo)
PNP386868 Royal Marine Comandos man a trench at San Carlos, 1982 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Barber surprising a Turkish sentry in a hostile listening tunnel (litho)
STC413398 Captain Barber surprising a Turkish sentry in a hostile listening tunnel (litho) by Ripperger, H. (fl.1915); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Captain Liddell piloting his aeroplane down into the British lines after being seriously
STC413397 Captain Liddell piloting his aeroplane down into the British lines after being seriously wounded (litho) by Ripperger, H

Second-Lieutenant Dallas-Moor rallies a detachment which had momentarily broken before a
STC413386 Second-Lieutenant Dallas-Moor rallies a detachment which had momentarily broken before a furious Turkish assault (litho) by Pearse

Acting-Lance-Corporal Barker assisting a party, collected by him
STC413374 Acting-Lance-Corporal Barker assisting a party, collected by him, to open out a communication trench under heavy shell and machine-gun fire (litho) by Valda

Colour-Sergeant Hall falls mortally wounded in attempting to rescue a wounded comrade
STC413357 Colour-Sergeant Hall falls mortally wounded in attempting to rescue a wounded comrade (litho) by Holloway, Edgar Alfred (1870-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Private De Ath assisting in carrying a trench mortar across the open to the enemy
STC413353 Private De Ath assisting in carrying a trench mortar across the open to the enemys lines (litho) by Ripperger, H. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private E)

Acting-Sergeant Raynes putting his smoke-helmet on Sergeant Ayres following the explosion
STC413347 Acting-Sergeant Raynes putting his smoke-helmet on Sergeant Ayres following the explosion of a gas-shell (litho) by Pearse

Sergeant Gannon assisting an officers orderly to bring in his wounded master under
STC413340 Sergeant Gannon assisting an officers orderly to bring in his wounded master under very heavy fire (litho) by Holloway

French and possibly Russian soldiers in a trench on the Western Front, France
GBW466615 French and possibly Russian soldiers in a trench on the Western Front, France, 1916 (autochrome) by Samama-Chikli, Albert (1872-1934); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Tunisian, out of copyright

The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (b / w photo)
ILN239394 The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (b/w photo) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London, UK; English

The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (later colouration)
ILN263561 The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (later colouration) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London, UK; English

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"Trenches: A Glimpse into the Harsh Realities of War" Step back in time to witness the haunting scenes etched in history. The trenches, a symbol of sacrifice and suffering, hold stories that echo through generations. From the Attack of the Ulster Division on 1 July 1916, captured by James Prinsep Beadle's lens, to the Battle of the Somme in 1918, these images transport us to an era where bravery clashed with devastation. Amidst the chaos and bloodshed, there were moments that defied all odds. The Christmas Truce of 1914 stands as a testament to humanity's resilience even amidst war's darkest hours. Soldiers from opposing sides laid down their weapons for a brief respite from battle - a poignant reminder that compassion can transcend boundaries. The photographs vividly capture soldiers entrenched in their positions during World War I. British First Airborne dug deep at Arnhem during World War II while Rifle Brigade held steadfast on Western Front during WWI. Australian troops found solace within their trench near Armentieres, France - each face reflecting determination mixed with weariness. Above these muddy fortifications soared aerial combatants engaged in fierce battles over enemy lines; planes dueling against gravity and fate itself. Meanwhile, British Mark IV tanks equipped with Tadpole Tails trudged through treacherous terrain - symbols of technological advancement amid destruction. In one breathtaking moment frozen forever by lenses capturing history's essence – Coldstreamers charging valiantly on the Somme battlefield – we glimpse courage personified. Yet not all they were defensive havens; some became launching pads for daring attacks like those carried out by German forces during WWI. These snapshots serve as reminders that even within seemingly impenetrable barriers lie both defenders and aggressors alike. As we reflect upon these glimpses into our past, let us honor those who endured the horrors of trench warfare.