Description
Photographs from the collection of Major Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears (1886-1974). The Somme May 1916. British officers visiting the 1st Colonial Corps south of the Somme. Watching work on a gun emplacement.
Collection
The Ruins Of France (Part 6) - Deepening Conflict: Spears, E
Description
This sixth instalment of photography from the collection of Major General Sir Edward Spears chronicles a deepening conflict: use of aerial reconnaissance, artillery in action, the bombardment of the enemy. It also illustrates the comradeship of allies and snatched moments of laughter amid the slaughter,…
