No Mans Land Collection

REMARQUE: ALL QUIET, 1929. Illustration by Charles Keeping, from a 1966 edition of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

German soldiers using a Minenwerfer or mine launcher in no man's land during World War One
3502779 German soldiers using a Minenwerfer or mine launcher in no man's land during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400454 Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A Via Dolorosa: Mouquet Farm, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC403984 A Via Dolorosa: Mouquet Farm, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone

Distant Lens, from Notre Dame de Lorette, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC404028 Distant Lens, from Notre Dame de Lorette, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A Quarry new Mouquet Farm, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403993 A Quarry new Mouquet Farm, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone

A wiring party. Soldiers erecting barbed wire entanglements in No Man's Land under cover of darkness during World
3058448 A wiring party. Soldiers erecting barbed wire entanglements in No Man's Land under cover of darkness during World War One

The Orangery, Deniecourt Chateau, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404020 The Orangery, Deniecourt Chateau, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

On the Somme: in the old No Man's Land, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400476 On the Somme: in the old No Man's Land, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Chaplain & stretcher bearers, France, 27 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Chaplain & stretcher bearers, France, 27 Aug 1917. Ground recovered near the River Meuse, near Beaumont, on August 27, 1917

U.S. soldiers & German pistol, 11 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S. soldiers & German pistol, 11 Mar 1918
U.S. soldiers & German pistol, 11 Mar 1918. Two American soldiers, Corporal Howard Thompson and James H. White who were part of a group that killed

Germans fixing barbed wire tangle, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans fixing barbed wire tangle, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers fixing a barbed wire entanglement during World War I.

How to make a surprise attack; Crossing our network of razor wires.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Crossing our network of razor wires: in the background, bursts of accompanying fire, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

French Attack of July 31, 1917; Artillery preparation on the second German line... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Attack of July 31, 1917; Artillery preparation on the second German line on the east bank of the Yser canal at Ypres; This view was taken from the west bank of the canal, 1917

Sur le front occidental: la prise de la Crete de Vimy; Le marche en avant Canadiens...1917. Creator: Unknown
Sur le front occidental: la prise de la Crete de Vimy; Le marche en avant Canadiens, le 9 avril 1917, a travers l'ancien no man's land, la zone de mort qui separait les premieres lignes

L'Hartmannswillerkopf 18 janvier 1916, 1916. Creator: Francois Flameng
L'Hartmannswillerkopf 18 janvier 1916, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

'Le Linge. Au rond, la vallee du Rhin; La Vallee de Munster, 1916 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng
'Le Linge. Au rond, la vallee du Rhin; La Vallee de Munster, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Les Batailles de l'Artois; L'Eglise d'Ablain et les Fonds de Souchez, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'Les Batailles de l'Artois; L'Eglise d'Ablain et les Fonds de Souchez, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Les Batailles de l'Artois; Notre-Dame-de-Lorette et Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'Les Batailles de l'Artois; Notre-Dame-de-Lorette et Ablain-Saint-Nazaire pendant le bombardement, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration

'En Argonne; Vauquois, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'En Argonne; Vauquois, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'Bataille de la Somme; La Vallee de la Somme pres de Curlu, 1916 (1924) Creator: Francois Flameng
'Bataille de la Somme; La Vallee de la Somme pres de Curlu, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'La Vallee de la Somme pres de Clery, 1916 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng
'La Vallee de la Somme pres de Clery, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne; L'attaque des tranchees allemandes de Nogent-l'Abbesse, 1914
'Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne; L'attaque des tranchees allemandes de Nogent-l'Abbesse, devant Reims, la 24 septembre 1914'

En Champagne; Le 16 Fevrier 1915, nos troupes sortent des tranchees, 1915. Creator: Lucien Jonas
'En Champagne; Le 16 Fevrier 1915, nos troupes sortent des tranchees apres la preparation d'artillerie, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

'Dans La Tranchee; Tranchees de Noulette, la fusee eclairante, 1915. Creator: G Michel
'Dans La Tranchee; Tranchees de Noulette, la fusee eclairante, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

L'offensive de la Somme: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916 observee d'un aeroplane, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'offensive de la Somme: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916 observee d'un aeroplane; La tranchee allemande de Stuttgart, au Nord de la route de Foucaucourt a Estrees

L'offensive de la Somme: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916 observee d'un aeroplane, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'offensive de la Somme: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916 observee d'un aeroplane; Nos fantassins occupent la tranchee allemande de Landsberg, a 500 metres au Sud de Fay, 1916

L'offensive de la Somme; la preparation d'une bataille: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916, 1916
L'offensive de la Somme; la preparation d'une bataille: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916 observee d'un aeroplane; Tranchee allemande a un kilometre au Sud-Ouest de Fay

L'offensive de la Somme; la preparation d'une bataille: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916, 1916
L'offensive de la Somme; la preparation d'une bataille: L'attaque du 1er juillet 1916 observee d'un aeroplane; Tranchees de depart garnies de troupes

World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade
3787047 World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade; (add.info.: World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade. British Official War Photograph published on postcard. Series III)

Fraternisation (litho)
STC366148 Fraternisation (litho) by Russian School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I (1914-18);); The Stapleton Collection

Cornwall PL22 0 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Cornwall PL22 0

A night raid into no-mans-land near Messines - WW1
A night raid into no-mans-land near Messines during the First World War

Reliefs at dawn, 1918 (litho)
3027389 Reliefs at dawn, 1918 (litho) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 36x52 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

French infantry launching an attack, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000332 French infantry launching an attack, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: French infantry launching an attack, World War I, 1915)

The Capture of the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle (litho)
STC311000 The Capture of the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Neuve Chapelle and Artois)

Trench Strafing, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho)
STC400417 Trench Strafing, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho) by Bradshaw, Stanley Orton (1903-1950); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Avenue of the Chateau, Bourlon, Western Front (oil on canvas)
1128148 Avenue of the Chateau, Bourlon, Western Front (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 98x81 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard (colour litho)
STC413372 Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard (colour litho) by Stewart

The Argylls at the Second Battle of Ypres, 9. 30am May 10th 1915 (litho)
STC413371 The Argylls at the Second Battle of Ypres, 9.30am May 10th 1915 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard
IL352831 Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard, illustration from Deeds that Thrill the Empire, published by Hutchinson & Co

Nightfall, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255954 Nightfall, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho)
2815723 Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho) by Beltrame

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No Man's Land: A Haunting Reminder of the Horrors of War In Remarque's iconic novel 'All Quiet on the Western Front, ' he vividly portrays the desolation and despair that characterized No Man's Land during World War I. This haunting illustration by Charles Keeping, from a 1966 edition, captures the eerie emptiness and destruction that defined this treacherous territory. A night raid into No Man's Land near Messines was a perilous undertaking for soldiers. The darkness provided cover, but danger lurked at every step as they ventured into this deadly zone. The lithograph depicting reliefs at dawn in 1918 showcases the bravery and resilience of those who fought amidst these unforgiving conditions. The map of Cornwall PL22 0 serves as a stark reminder that No Man's Land was not confined to distant battlefields; it existed even within our own borders. It symbolizes how war knows no boundaries and its impact reaches far beyond the frontlines. French infantry launching an attack in 1915 demonstrates the relentless determination exhibited by troops across nations. They faced unimaginable horrors as they charged forward, knowing full well what awaited them in No Man's Land. A typical street scene from the battle zone captured in black and white photography reveals a once-thriving community reduced to rubble and ruin, and is a poignant testament to how war ravages not only lives but also entire landscapes. The capture of German trenches at Neuve Chapelle depicts moments of triumph amidst immense sacrifice. Yet even in victory, there is no respite from suffering as demoralized German soldiers implore clemency from advancing British troops - their last hope shattered underfoot. German cavalry divisions crossing over to find enemy graves highlights both desperation and curiosity intertwined with death itself. These haunting black-and-white photographs serve as reminders that beneath all uniforms lie human beings forever changed by war’s brutality.