Video URL


13183_6888_wwi_battle2
Subjects

1950s
B&W

Footage of devastated landscapes following battles. Shots of barbed wire and soldiers placing rifles and helmets in the ground in memorial to fallen soldiers. More shots show the infamous trenches and a hospital room filled with wounded soldiers. Lines of American troops march into trenches with rifles slung over their shoulders. Scenes of life in the trenches are shown, showing the damp conditions and soldiers waiting for orders.