Title

'British Heavy Howitzer in Action on the Western Front', 1916. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'British Heavy Howitzer in Action on the Western Front', 1916. Artillery played a huge role in the First World War, at the start of the war the British bombarded the enemy before sending infantry over the top. From "The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1916]

Date

1916

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F29_171

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

61,0Mo (3,2Mo) / 47,7cm x 32,1cm / 5628 x 3790 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors people male group man men teamwork guy weapon weapons gun guns action noise loading military war front century loud soldier first world war wartime concept ammunition B&W artillery firing warfare album Day World War I WWI howitzer black & white black and white weaponry World War One 1910s 20th century artilleryman The Print Collector 1st World War Western Front WW1 outside portrait Unknown JA Hammerton J A Hammerton Hammerton Ja Sir John Alexander Hammerton Sir John Hammerton John Hammerton 8" Mark V Howitzer Sir John Alexander J A Amalgamated Press Ltd Amalgamated Press Limited Amalgamated Press The Amalgamated Press The War Illustrated Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916 portrait