Description
Photographs from the collection of Maj Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974).June 1915. The shelling of Ablain Saint Nazaire seen from Mathis (l'eperon Mathis)
Collection
The Ruins Of France (Part 5) - Death And Discipline On The Western Front: Spears, E
Description
This fifth selection from a photograph album belonging to liaison officer, Major General Edward Spears, explores the often grim price of war, notably a series of dramatic photographs illustrating the drum head court martial and execution of a German prisoner accused of killing his guard. The selection…
