Front Line Collection (page 6)

Russian Rifle Pit (now British), plate from The Seat of War in the East
STC142020 Russian Rifle Pit (now British), plate from The Seat of War in the East, published by Colnaghi and Co. 1856 (colour litho) by Simpson

A Quiet Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East
STC142012 A Quiet Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, published by Colnaghi and Co. 1856 (colour litho) by Simpson

A Quiet Day in the Diamond Battery, plate from The Seat of War in the East
STC142009 A Quiet Day in the Diamond Battery, plate from The Seat of War in the East, published by Colnaghi and Co. 1856 (colour litho) by Simpson

Altitude 1, 050 (b / w photo)
STC406162 Altitude 1, 050 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the first trenches on the Macedonian Front, opposite the English, French)

Field artillery cross over a stormed enemy trench; fascine bundles fastened to the gun
STC406126 Field artillery cross over a stormed enemy trench; fascine bundles fastened to the gun carriage for use in overcoming enemy positions (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

Runner delivering orders to the Front Line, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359835 Runner delivering orders to the Front Line, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Private Adams going to the assistance of the wounded in a motor ambulance which had run
STC413327 Private Adams going to the assistance of the wounded in a motor ambulance which had run into a shell-hole while under fire (litho) by Valda

The reveille on the line of battle, 1876 (etching)
497595 The reveille on the line of battle, 1876 (etching) by Forbes, Edwin Austin (1839-95); 47.9x60.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Created by Forbes)

A Plan of the Glorious Battle of Waterloo (engraving)
STC135151 A Plan of the Glorious Battle of Waterloo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (b / w photo)
ILN239395 The Christmas Day Truce of 1914, published 1915 (litho) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London, UK; English

Edward, Prince of Wales, immediately signed up and begged to be allowed to serve at
STC444601 Edward, Prince of Wales, immediately signed up and begged to be allowed to serve at the Front, 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A Motor-car as a travelling Generating-station: the Interior of a German military
STC312647 A Motor-car as a travelling Generating-station: the Interior of a German military wireless signalling-station during the war

On Britains Roll of Honour: the Return from the Charge (litho)
STC310974 On Britains Roll of Honour: the Return from the Charge (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Music of Triumph: Victorious Australians entering Bapaume, 17th March 1917 (litho)
STC311003 The Music of Triumph: Victorious Australians entering Bapaume, 17th March 1917 (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of the Somme)

French expedition to Madagascar (engraving)
2789410 French expedition to Madagascar (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French expedition to Madagascar. Sounding the alert at a forward outpost)

Day and night the Austrian Command threw against the new Italian line, which was just... (colour litho)
2777591 Day and night the Austrian Command threw against the new Italian line, which was just... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A group of French soldiers in a trench on the front line, Hirtzbach, Department Haut-Rhin
2606738 A group of French soldiers in a trench on the front line, Hirtzbach, Department Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France, June 16, 1917 (autochrome) by Castelnau

Austrian Fundraising Poster, Und Ihr? Zeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe bei der
1073886 Austrian Fundraising Poster, Und Ihr? Zeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe bei der Creditanstalt pub. Vienna, c.1917 (colour litho) by Roller

In addition to the nets stretched between the trunk and the trunk, there were metal nets arranged in every direction
2777594 In addition to the nets stretched between the trunk and the trunk, there were metal nets arranged in every direction (colour litho) by Beltrame

Artillery during the Battle of San Martino, 1887 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3497507)
3497508 Artillery during the Battle of San Martino, 1887 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3497507) by Albertis, Sebastiano de (1828-97); 1887 cm; Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

How Le. -Corpl O Leary won the Victoria Cross, from The Year 1915
STC306843 How Le.-Corpl O Leary won the Victoria Cross, from The Year 1915: a Record of Notable Achievements and Events, 1915 (litho) by Woodville

British Transport train making its way under heavy shell fire along the snow-bound Ypres
STC310996 British Transport train making its way under heavy shell fire along the snow-bound Ypres roads (litho) by Villiers

Hooded British Territorials Charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915
STC359666 Hooded British Territorials Charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

The Nordenfeldt Guns at Aldershott, from the Illustrated London News
XJF314375 The Nordenfeldt Guns at Aldershott, from the Illustrated London News, September 1885 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Designed by Helge Palmcranzt)

How the 28th Regiment won The Back Number, illustration from
IL323218 How the 28th Regiment won The Back Number, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, published by Cassell, London, c.1910 (litho) by Paget

A French Priest in the lines: a Cure taking a peep through a trench-periscope
STC405610 A French Priest in the lines: a Cure taking a peep through a trench-periscope, illustration from The Illustrated War News, 31st January 1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

The French Front: watching the enemys trench through a periscope before a throw
STC405604 The French Front: watching the enemys trench through a periscope before a throw, illustration from The Illustrated War News, January 1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Newspapers in camp, 1876 (etching)
497603 Newspapers in camp, 1876 (etching) by Forbes, Edwin Austin (1839-95); 47.9x60.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Created by Forbes)

The French line at Het Sas in an area that has been devastated by artillery fire, Belgium
2606745 The French line at Het Sas in an area that has been devastated by artillery fire, Belgium, September 10, 1917 (autochrome) by Castelnau

Two French soldiers standing at a narrow gauge railroad track near the French line at Het
2606744 Two French soldiers standing at a narrow gauge railroad track near the French line at Het Sas in an area that has been devastated by artillery fire, Belgium, September 10

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)

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with his war minister Salandra
700869 Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with his war minister Salandra, visits his troops at the front in 1915 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; Italian

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

Another view of the front held by 29th. Division in the YPRES SALIENT "
2662551 Another view of the front held by 29th. Division in the YPRES SALIENT " PASSCHENDAEL" Sector. Xmas/ 17 to March/ 18 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

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

A Christmas Incident in the Trenches in the West (litho)
STC410951 A Christmas Incident in the Trenches in the West (litho) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

General Birdwoods cheery optimism won for him immortal fame as the
STC466121 General Birdwoods cheery optimism won for him immortal fame as the Soul of Anzac (b/w photo) by English Photographer

YMCA canteen at the Front (b / w photo)
STC444606 YMCA canteen at the Front (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War (1914-18); ); The Stapleton Collection; English

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

Lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (engraving)
PNP269488 Lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

British troops in early trenches, 1914 (b / w photo)
NAM261173 British troops in early trenches, 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English, out of copyright

From the German side: a German Lady-Chauffeur who has been awarded the Iron Cross for
STC312640 From the German side: a German Lady-Chauffeur who has been awarded the Iron Cross for work at the Front, from The Illustrated War News

An Automobile Altar: a car-church for German soldiers in the Field
STC312626 An Automobile Altar: a car-church for German soldiers in the Field, from The Illustrated War News, 1915 (sepia photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

German column mowed down by British Machine-Guns at Landrecies (litho)
STC310971 German column mowed down by British Machine-Guns at Landrecies (litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (fl.1888-1916) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

The Russian Armys travelling facilities for War Correspondents
STC312525 The Russian Armys travelling facilities for War Correspondents: Newspaper men at work in one of their special trains, from The Illustrated War News (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

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"Front Line: A Glimpse into the Heroic Struggles of War" Step back in time and witness the fierce battles fought on the front line, where bravery and sacrifice were etched into history. From the Attack of the Ulster Division on 1 July 1916 to How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross, these captivating images reveal tales of valor that will forever be remembered. In a haunting photograph from the Spanish Civil War in 1936, we see members of a Republican Militia standing united against oppression. Their determined faces reflect unwavering resolve as they prepare to face an uncertain future. The Map of Suvla Bay takes us back to Gallipoli peninsula during World War I. It serves as a reminder of the strategic importance placed upon this battleground and showcases how every inch gained or lost was paid for with bloodshed. The Battle of Somme holds its own place in history, witnessed through an unknown photographer's lens. The image captures soldiers charging forward amidst chaos and destruction, their courage shining through even in moments when hope seemed distant. Piper Laidlaw's heroic act is immortalized in another snapshot from September 25, 1915. His unwavering determination earned him the prestigious Victoria Cross, symbolizing his selflessness amidst unimaginable horrors. First Blood in Battle of Somme reveals yet another anonymous photographer's testament to human resilience. On that fateful day - July 1st, 1916 - lives were forever changed as brave souls ventured forth into uncertainty for their nations' cause. A map showcasing gains made on Thiepval Ridge transports us directly onto French soil during World War I. Each marked territory represents countless lives sacrificed for territorial advancement – a stark reminder that war knows no boundaries nor mercy. Positions held during Battle of Verdun further emphasize this point; it was here that both sides clashed relentlessly throughout 1916.