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(56) X.25018 - Canadian Corps heavy artillery in action
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > Canadian and Newfoundland > (56) X.25018 - Canadian Corps heavy artillery in action |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74549226 |
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| Description | A Canadian field gun crew bombarding enemy lines. The force of the explosion as the shells are fired is indicated by the cloud of dust surrounding the guns and the recoiling posture of two of the gunners. The shells stacked to the left of the picture represent just a fraction of what would have been fired during a heavy bombardment. Field artillery was probably the most significant weapon in deciding the outcome of the war. Although bombardment of enemy positions was a military tactic stretching back over centuries, World War I saw artillery used on a vastly increased scale. Most major infantry attacks were preceded by several days of heavy bombardment, and throughout the war the race continued to produce more powerful guns. Initially German production was superior, but eventually the Allies were able to construct better weapons, in greater numbers. [Original reads: 'Canadian Corps heavy Artillery in action. Note dust raised by the firing of the guns. The gun at full recoil.'] |
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| Description | Photographs from the Haig series that are connected with Canadian troops and the Newfoundland Regiment of the British Army. |
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| Description | Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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