A British raid against a party of isolated Germans in a village, 1917 (c)

Stereoscopic photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917 (c).

Small-scale raids were a regular feature of life at the front. Groups of men would cross no-man's-land and infiltrate the enemy lines. They were often undertaken to capture prisoners for interrogation, gather intelligence on defences and troop dispositions or to destroy enemy fortifications and weapons.

One of 100 stereoscopic photographs associated with World War One.