In 1917, during World War I, on the walls of the Latin Quarter (?), posters relate political speeches and appeal for French volunteers to enlist to serve their Homeland. A group of men in civilian clo...
France in arms : How a citizen becomes a soldier: clothing, physical training, peeling potatoes, mess and military training. Men write "Vive la France" (Long Live France) with their bodies on the floo...
Emperor Nicolas II and the Hereditary Grand Duke salute the Russian troops who then perform gymnastic tricks, a tug-of-war, and sack race. His Majesty Nicolas II, accompanied by an archbishop, then vi...
The whole of France is mobilized : Civilian population's industrial efforts for resupplying the army with cannons and munitions. Armament sector innovation and productivity. Enumeration of infantry an...
World War I devastated France's natural wealth. To rebuild itself, the entire country would need to draw inspiration from the courage of soldiers on the front line and subscribe to the emprunt nationa...
Manufacturing fake cannons, fake trees, fake molehills and mannequins in the Châlons-sur-Marne winter circus, transformed into a camouflage workshop. A door simulating a rock in a trench. A detailed ...
A scientist does parachute rocket launch tests in a field. Then officers and Jules-Louis Breton examine the Delamormaz gun mechanism;
The progression of an offensive: advancing to the front line and progress in the trenches, engineering work, artillery preparation; officers around a map preparing the assault, H-hour and leaving the ...