'The Battle of Verdun. A Communication Trench at Damloup', 1916

Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916.

French soldiers pose in a communication trench in the village of Damloup. This shell-blasted settlement witnessed bitter fighting during German attempts to capture Fort Vaux in June 1916.

From a collection of 164 British, French and Belgian official photographs.