Map showing the area in the North Sea mined by the British during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

British soldiers fighting in a thunderstorm at The First Battle of the Marne, France during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

German troops attacked by the Russians under General Rennenkampf whilst attempting to cross the River Niemen, September 25th 1914, during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

Russian troops capturing Austrian guns at the Battle of Lemberg, Galicia in 1914 during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

HMS Arethusa leading the British fleet and sinking German ships during Battle of Heligoland Bight in the North Sea during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

British machine guns mow down a German column during a skirmish at Landrecries, France, 25 August 1914. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris, France to recuperate are greeted by a huge crowd bearing gifts of appreciation. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson and his men patrol the French and Belgian countryside in the privately owned cars some of them had taken to war during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

Boys amid bullets where their fathers fought. French village lads succeed in getting to the firing line, some of them having gone simply because their fathers were there during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

A regimental blacksmith attached to the 6th Dragoons, joins in the fighting using only his strength and a hammer at Compiegne, France during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked by 3, 000 Uhlans at Tournai, Belgium during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

Irish Guards, 3rd Coldstream and 2nd Grenadier Guards capturing enemy machine guns during the First Battle of the Aisne, 1914. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.

French land mine wrecks a German gun during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.