Guerre Collection (page 5)

Pierre Jacques Etienne Baron de Cambronne , French General of napoleonic army (engraving)
1716060 Pierre Jacques Etienne Baron de Cambronne , French General of napoleonic army (engraving); (add.info.: Pierre Jacques Etienne Baron de Cambronne (1770-1842)

French marshal Philippe Petain (1856-1951) French officer and politician here during ww1
1716095 French marshal Philippe Petain (1856-1951) French officer and politician here during ww1; (add.info.: French marshal Philippe Petain (1856-1951) french officer and politician here during ww1).

French writer Charles Peguy (1873-1914)
1716111 French writer Charles Peguy (1873-1914); (add.info.: L'ecrivain Charles Peguy (1873-1914) French writer Charles Peguy (1873-1914)).

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PCT5618269 gut9844 by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Le roi Jean II le Bon et son fils, Philippe le Hardi a la Bataille de Poitiers en 1356 : "Pere gardez vous a droite)

Francois 1st, armed knight after the Battle of Marignan (1515). 19th century (engraving)
PCT5618265 Francois 1st, armed knight after the Battle of Marignan (1515). 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Francois 1st (Francois Premier, Francois 1st)

Exodus of a peasant family fleeing the fighting, near Boulogne-la-Grasse, 1918 (b/w photo)
PCT5618326 Exodus of a peasant family fleeing the fighting, near Boulogne-la-Grasse, 1918 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

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PCT5618233 gut9832 by British Photographer, (19th-20th century); (add.info.: Le Prince de Galles Edouard Windsor (1894-1972) futur roi Edouard VIII

Second Punic War : Hannibal crossing the Alps, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702514 Second Punic War : Hannibal crossing the Alps, 1866 (coloured engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coloured engraving by Heinrich Leutemann (1824-1905)

Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh Ramses II fighting against the war lions of the Hittite army in Qadesh, 1274 BC
XEE702495 Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh Ramses II fighting against the war lions of the Hittite army in Qadesh, 1274 BC, 1866 (coloured engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Calligram of the Eiffel Tower, 1918
1732986 Calligram of the Eiffel Tower, 1918 by Apollinaire, Guillaume (1880-1918); (add.info.: Calligram by french poet Guillaume Apollinaire "Salut monde dont je suis la langue eloquente que sa)

African-American soldiers George Cofield and Howard J. Davis guard a bridge over Rhine built by Americans
1721268 African-American soldiers George Cofield and Howard J. Davis guard a bridge over Rhine built by Americans, 30th March 1945 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer

War of Religions: "King Henry IV bringing food into Paris in August 1590"
JLJ4575628 War of Religions: " King Henry IV bringing food into Paris in August 1590" King Henry IV (1553-1610) near Paris during the siege of the city in 1590 supplies starving Parisians

United States, Pantheon of War, WW1
United States, Pantheon of War (Pantheon de la Guerre), Allied participants in WW1 - the painting included the work of 130 artists

Illustration, Malbrough is going to war
Illustration, Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (Marlborough is going to war). Elegant ladies faint when they hear that Monsieur Malbrough is dead and buried as a result of going to war

The Four Days Battle, 17th century (oil on canvas)
JLJ4662979 The Four Days Battle, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Storck, Abraham (c.1635-c.1710); 82x145 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Battle of Fontenoy on 05/11/1745, 18th century (oil on canvas)
JLJ4644689 The Battle of Fontenoy on 05/11/1745, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Lenfant, Pierre (1704-87); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Capture of Capri by Joachim Murat, 1808, detail (oil on canvas)
JLJ4575312 Capture of Capri by Joachim Murat, 1808, detail (oil on canvas) by Schmidt, (1750-c.1830); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

The Siege of Yorktown (1781), 1836 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4577874 The Siege of Yorktown (1781), 1836 (oil on canvas) by Couder, Louis Charles Auguste (1790-1873); 465x543 cm; Chateau de Versailles

Berlin Blockade, 1948 (photo)
1702474 Berlin Blockade, 1948 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Berlin Blockade (1948-1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War

Building of Schoolsinfra After Operation Jumelles, Kabylia, Algeria, 24th August 1959 (b/w photo)
1741701 Building of Schoolsinfra After Operation Jumelles, Kabylia, Algeria, 24th August 1959 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Janusz Korczak, c. 1888 (b/w photo)
1734321 Janusz Korczak, c. 1888 (b/w photo) by Polish Photographer (19th Century); (add.info.: Janusz Korczak (1878-1942) Polish physician, paediatrician and writer, here as a child, c. 1888)

Italian poster by Gino Boccasile (1901-1952). 1943. "The Italian woman with her renunciations
GIA4751513 Italian poster by Gino Boccasile (1901-1952). 1943. "The Italian woman with her renunciations and sacrifices advances alongside the combatants by Boccasile

Canadian Soldier in a Quebec Jersey, Battle of Somme, 1916 (b/w photo)
1702418 Canadian Soldier in a Quebec Jersey, Battle of Somme, 1916 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Underground Tunnels of the Maginot Line, France, c. 1940 (b/w photo)
1700589 Underground Tunnels of the Maginot Line, France, c.1940 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

People taking refuge in Caen Cathedral, July 1944 (b/w photo)
1700818 People taking refuge in Caen Cathedral, July 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: People of Caen (Normand)

Requisitioned Cabs used at the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (b/w photo)
1701653 Requisitioned Cabs used at the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Bolshevism against Europe Exhibition, Paris, 1942 (b/w photo)
1700703 Bolshevism against Europe Exhibition, Paris, 1942 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Exhibition "Bolshevism against Europe" in Paris in 1942)

Soldiers Playing Cards in a Trench, First World War (b/w photo)
1700907 Soldiers Playing Cards in a Trench, First World War (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Soldiers playing cards in a trench during 1st world war)

Elisabeth de Wied (b/w photo)
1701589 Elisabeth de Wied (b/w photo) by Romanian Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 1843 - 2 March 1916)

Seven Years War (1756-1763): the death of Louis d'Assas du Mercou, known as the Knight of Assas (1733-1760)
ELD4927549 Seven Years War (1756-1763): the death of Louis d'Assas du Mercou, known as the Knight of Assas (1733-1760), French captain, 16 October 1760

World War II: Italian poster depicting a widow (son killed in action): Don't betray my son Italy, 1944
GIA4753262 World War II: Italian poster depicting a widow (son killed in action): Don't betray my son.. Italy, 1944 by Boccasile

American Soldiers Chatting to Young French Women, Cherbourg, 29th June, 1944 (b/w photo)
1741656 American Soldiers Chatting to Young French Women, Cherbourg, 29th June, 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Cherbourg, Normandy, France, june 29)

French and Portuguese Officers, Operation Jumelles in Kabylia, Algeria, August 1959 (b/w photo)
1741702 French and Portuguese Officers, Operation Jumelles in Kabylia, Algeria, August 1959 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Operation "Jumelles" in Kabylia)

Parade of American Soldiers, Cherbourg, Normandy, France, July 14, 1944 (b/w photo)
1741657 Parade of American Soldiers, Cherbourg, Normandy, France, July 14, 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Cherbourg, Normandy, France, july 14)

Canadian Soldiers of the 4th Field Batallion with Artillery, 1915 (b/w photo)
1702416 Canadian Soldiers of the 4th Field Batallion with Artillery, 1915 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Liberation of Lille by British Troops, October 1918 (b/w photo)
1701020 Liberation of Lille by British Troops, October 1918 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Liberation of Lille (France) by english troops in October 1918

An American soldier attempts to communicate with local people, Orleans, 19th August, 1944 (b/w photo)
1741608 An American soldier attempts to communicate with local people, Orleans, 19th August, 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Armistice Celebration, Paris, 11th November 1918 (b/w photo)
1698976 Armistice Celebration, Paris, 11th November 1918 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Street scene in paris where people were gathered to celebrate armistice)

Excerpt from the poem Courage (pen & ink on paper)
1729091 Excerpt from the poem Courage (pen & ink on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); (add.info.: Excerpt of poem "Courage" by Paul Eluard (1944) : a poem about occupation of Paris)

Janusz Korczak (b/w photo)
1734322 Janusz Korczak (b/w photo) by Polish Photographer (19th Century); (add.info.: Janusz Korczak (1878-1942) Polish physician, paediatrician and writer)

Portrait of a French Soldier in Military Uniform, World War One (colour photo)
1741622 Portrait of a French Soldier in Military Uniform, World War One (colour photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

French Soldiers in the Trenches, Chemin des Dames, 1917 (b/w photo)
1700344 French Soldiers in the Trenches, Chemin des Dames, 1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

French Soldiers in the Trenches, Verdun, c. 1916-1917 (b/w photo)
1701963 French Soldiers in the Trenches, Verdun, c. 1916-1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Henri Alban Fournier aka Alain Fournier, at Chapelle d'Angillon, 1905 (b/w photo)
1701651 Henri Alban Fournier aka Alain Fournier, at Chapelle d'Angillon, 1905 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

"When you give me back my leg, I'll give you my place back" Pierre Daumesnil (1814), 1896 (illustration)
7304529 "When you give me back my leg, I'll give you my place back" Pierre Daumesnil (1814), 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Battle of Froeschwiller-Woerth (1870) Cuirassiers tomb, 1896 (illustration)
7304514 Battle of Froeschwiller-Woerth (1870) Cuirassiers tomb, 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Crimean War (1855): Mac Mahon "I'm here I'm staying", 1896 (illustration)
7304521 Crimean War (1855): Mac Mahon "I'm here I'm staying", 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

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"Guerre: A Chronicle of Triumphs and Tragedies" In the annals of history, the word "guerre" resonates with tales of valor, sacrifice, and devastation. From the courageous exploits of Major James McCudden in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I to Achilles lamenting the death of Patroclus in ancient Greece, these stories remind us of humanity's enduring struggle for power and peace. The postcard "Apres la Guerre No. 3" by George Ranstead captures a poignant moment after WWI when nations sought solace amidst ruins. Similarly, the black-and-white photograph depicting preparations for the Normandy Landings at Slapton Sands transports us back to 1944 when hope mingled with trepidation on those shores. Amidst this tapestry of conflict emerge portraits that challenge prejudice and inequality. The image showcasing African-American Marines fighting bravely during the Battle of Peleliu reminds us that heroism knows no color or creed. Traveling further back in time, we witness scenes from ancient Rome where captured enemies were harnessed as symbols of triumph while triumphant processions unfolded in their forum. These depictions serve as reminders that war has long been intertwined with conquest and domination throughout human history. Yet amongst these dark chapters, there are glimmers of hope. William George Barker's indomitable spirit as an RFC pilot and air ace exemplifies bravery against all odds. And through powerful words like "Pour que vos enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de la guerre, " we find a plea for lasting peace so that future generations may be spared its horrors. As we reflect upon these snapshots from different eras – whether it be Major McCudden soaring through skies ablaze or Crusaders capturing Jerusalem – let us remember both our capacity for destruction and our potential for compassion.