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RC Sherriff’s Journey’s End is the seminal British play about WW1. Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously awaiting their fate.

British troops “stand-to,” September 8, 1917. Since attacks were most likely at dawn or dusk, regiments in the trenches would stay ready at first light with rifles and bayonets.

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool

Best 4th wall break from Deadpool.

French prisoners being transported by train after the World War 1 battle of Verdun, with …: http://dlvr.it/DKW9g0

A tank crashing through barbed wire at the Tank Driving School during the special training for the Battle of Cambrai at Wailly, 21 October 1917.

WW1 german infantryman.

Souvenir banner from Cairo, Egypt featuring the leaders of the major nations involved in World War 1 and their flags.

Did you know that World War I was the first time in American history in which women were officially members of the American military in a capacity other than as nurses? This uniform was worn by an army contract surgeon. Women doctors were not allowed to join the Army Medical Corps. Only the Army Nurse Corps accepted women. But the army did issue contracts to a small number of female physicians, who remained civilians even though they worked in uniform. This week, we’re exploring how women participated in World War I as part of our year-long #AmericaParticipates theme. Have the women in your family history pitched in during wartime, whether in official roles or less formal types of support?

100th Anniversary World War 1 £2 Coin from England. Arrived in the mail unexpectedly from my cousin in England yesterday!

100th Anniversary World War 1 £2 Coin from England. Arrived in the mail unexpectedly from my cousin in England yesterday!

100th Anniversary World War 1 £2 Coin from England. Arrived in the mail unexpectedly from my cousin in England yesterday!

(Nationaal Archief)