French Soldiers in Protective Trenches Firing Through Gun-Holes
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Underwood & Underwood
American, 1880–1931
French Soldiers in Protective Trenches Firing Through Gun-Holes
ca. 1917
Letterpress print
Image: 7 x 6.7 cm
Overall: 8.2 x 14 cm
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2009
Inscriptions verso (printed in black): No. 36-FRENCH SOLDIERS IN PROTECTIVE TRENCHES FIRING THROUGH / GUN-HOLES /
"On account of the number and variety of / weapons soldiers in the trenches never have a moment's rest. Besides, the only way of pre-/venting your enemy from attacking you is to / keep him busy all the time, and the general / in command of our corps is constantly giving / orders to this end. Our adversary must be / teased and tormented incessantly; his work / destroyed, his plans upset. Has he begun to / lay a promising mien? Some fine night, a lot / of our plucky young fellows, often volunteers, / jump into the head of his sap and blow the / mine with its makers, into bits withmelinite. / This underground warfar, as may be sup-/posed, goes on all the time. Their sappers / and ours never stop burrowing and tunneling / to get nearer each other. It is pure delight / whenyou are so fortunate as to get up close / to the neemy's position without his knowl-/edge; the mine is then made ready, and at the / appointed time, his trench and all who are in / it, go flying into the air....[extended text] / Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
"On account of the number and variety of / weapons soldiers in the trenches never have a moment's rest. Besides, the only way of pre-/venting your enemy from attacking you is to / keep him busy all the time, and the general / in command of our corps is constantly giving / orders to this end. Our adversary must be / teased and tormented incessantly; his work / destroyed, his plans upset. Has he begun to / lay a promising mien? Some fine night, a lot / of our plucky young fellows, often volunteers, / jump into the head of his sap and blow the / mine with its makers, into bits withmelinite. / This underground warfar, as may be sup-/posed, goes on all the time. Their sappers / and ours never stop burrowing and tunneling / to get nearer each other. It is pure delight / whenyou are so fortunate as to get up close / to the neemy's position without his knowl-/edge; the mine is then made ready, and at the / appointed time, his trench and all who are in / it, go flying into the air....[extended text] / Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
