WW1 Photos: Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume 3 - 1920

Photographs and Other Images Sourced from the Book Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume III: Battles, Sieges, and Campaigns -- The Military Achievements of the War, 1920. A part of a World War 1 Online Exhibit at the GG Archives.

General Henri Philippe Pétain Who Took Over the Command at Verdun After the First Phase of the German Assaults.

General Henri Philippe Pétain Who Took Over the Command at Verdun After the First Phase of the German Assaults. Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume 3, 1920. GGA Image ID # 18c5087d31

June 1917—American Regulars Arriving in France.

June 1917—American Regulars Arriving in France. the First American Troops to Reach the Other Side Were Men of the 1st Division of Regulars, Who Went at Once to a Training Area. They arrived on June 26, 1917, When the War Was Going Against the Allies. Between That Date and November 1918, Over 2,000,000 Doughboys Were Sent Across, of Which Number Over Fifty Percent Were Transported by American Vessels. Photograph by Kadel and Herbert. Courtesy of Leslie's Weekly. Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume 3, 1920. GGA Image ID # 18c558edae

From South Africa to Gallipoli.

From South Africa to Gallipoli. The departure of a Cape Town Regiment to Join in the Ill-Fated British Attempt to Force the Dardanelles and Capture Constantinople. in This Disastrous Campaign, the British Casualties Were Over 125,000 Most of the Troops Employed Were Colonials. Photograph Courtesy of Leslie's Weekly. Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume 3, 1920. GGA Image ID # 18c5b57d78

An Army Travels on Its Stomach.

An Army Travels on Its Stomach. Soldiers, Even on Active Duty, Fight Only Occasionally, but They Have to Be Fed Three Times a Day and This Involves Most Care Fully Laid Plans. The French Army Was Noted for the Regularity With Which It Served Meals, Even in the Front Lines During Battles. Here We See a Squad of Soldiers Around a Field Kitchen Just Back of the Lines at Verdun. Photograph © Underwood and Underwood. Courtesy of Leslie's Weekly. Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume 3, 1920. GGA Image ID # 18c5ced3d1

The Stars and Stripes Forever.

The Stars and Stripes Forever. Flags on Broadway Near Forty-Second Street, New York, on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918. the Skyscraper Surmounted by the Flag Is the Times Building. Photograph © American Press Association. Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume 3, 1920. GGA Image ID # 18c65fe115

Casualties of the Great World War, 1914-1918.

Casualties of the Great World War, 1914-1918. Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume 3, 1920. GGA Image ID # 18c6cc5d24

Major Charles A. King, Jr., Ed., and Captain A. E. Potts, Ed., Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War in Twelve Volumes, Profusely Illustrated, Volume III: Battles, Sieges, and Campaigns -- The Military Achievements of the War, New York-London: Harper & Brothers, 1920. Foreword by Charles W. Eliot, Ph.D., Introduction by Major General Leonard Wood.

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