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| First World War in images: Hidden and extraordinary - a brand new gallery | First World War in images: Hidden and extraordinary - a brand new gallery |
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| Our History of the First World War in 100 Moments, which receives its final update on 12 July, has proved continually well-received and widely read. Now we are bringing you a brand new gallery providing a further insight into the 'Great War' ahead of the centenary of Britain's declaration of war on Germany on Monday 4 August. | |
| The images are from the archives of the Corbis photographic agency, comprising images from different collections that have been brought together for the first time. | The images are from the archives of the Corbis photographic agency, comprising images from different collections that have been brought together for the first time. |
| Remember that the images were taken on unwieldy cameras using plates that required lengthy delays between shots - something to bear in mind particularly when looking at the aerial battle image used above. | Remember that the images were taken on unwieldy cameras using plates that required lengthy delays between shots - something to bear in mind particularly when looking at the aerial battle image used above. |
| Other images show soldiers struggling to maintain a link with humanity, bandaging a dog's paw or keeping an owl in the trenches. | Other images show soldiers struggling to maintain a link with humanity, bandaging a dog's paw or keeping an owl in the trenches. |
| See a startling aerial attack on a tank or the thought-provoking view of a combined poison gas and flame attack on a German trench. | See a startling aerial attack on a tank or the thought-provoking view of a combined poison gas and flame attack on a German trench. |
| Corbis describes the images, which include several propaganda posters, as providing insightful angles on a conflict that still reverberates through history. | Corbis describes the images, which include several propaganda posters, as providing insightful angles on a conflict that still reverberates through history. |