Luigi Cadorna, 1850 - 1928. Italian Field Marshal, chief of staff of the Italian army during the first part of World War I. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

French troops receiving their issue of winter underwear during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, 1864 –1917. British commander, most famous for his efforts in Mesopotamia during World War I. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Dogs used to pull the machine guns of the Belgian army during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany in his car on a French road occupied by Germans during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Defensive trenches dug across the streets at Porte Maillot, Paris, France during the panic engendered by the German advance during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

The first of the wounded during WWI, seen here at the French port of Le Havre, being invalided for wounds back to Britain. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

British troops having a snack and resting by the roadside after buying the wares of a hawker with his dog-cart, Belgium during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

An operation on a horse in a special veterinary hospital established by the A. V. C. during WWI. For the first time horses were given the same medical attention as the troops. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

The Prince of Wales leading his company of Grenadier Guards on a route march in full service kit during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Austrian soldiers using a 305 mm. mortar during World War One. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934