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image: A group of German prisoners and wounded, escorted by British troops, walk along a snow-covered
road.
text: (on tissue fly-leaf) WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE YSER COUNTRY: A SCENE ON THE SNOW-COVERED ROAD LEADING TO THE REAR
During the night the enemy had been strongly reinforced, and on the morning of November 12 made a desperate effort to retake the village;
but the French and British delivered a brilliant counter attack and drove the enemy back. In the afternoon the combined forces of the
Allies, supported by artillery, took the offensive and completed the rout of the enemy. Several other guns and a number of prisoners were
taken in this final phase of the encounter.
A portfolio of twelve prints with printed tissue fly-leaves bearing titles and descriptions. This includes an
introduction to the work of Matania (with photograph) written by Clement K Shorter, Editor and Director, The Sphere, dated 30 September
1916. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | DE.A POW Military Personnel British Army Landscape wounded / disabled | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Matania, Fortunino | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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