La Grande Guerre

German soldiers in the trenches. The machine gun is an MG08/15 "light" machine gun.

Austro-Hungarian trench at the peak of Ortler (Alps) during 1917.

French observer , Hirtzbach Woods, Haut-Rhin, France, 1917.

It's relatively rare to see color photos of the first world war. The color adds a lot to the photograph. It helps put you into the past.

American troops (I believe) with a Lewis - attempting to shoot down a German plane.

Young German soldier with Kar98A, Somme 1916.

It's seeing photos like this that really get to me. This soldier was younger than I am now.