Sphere cover - British & French meet at Combles, WW1
Front cover of The Sphere showing a scene on the morning of 26 September 1916, when British patrols entered the town of Combles and through the smoke-blackened dawn met with French soldiers.
"Halte! Qui va la?"
"We're the British!"
"Les Anglais! Bon!"
Picture No
10823989
Media ID
46129045
Size
3500px x 5461px
(1.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration Fortunino Matania on the front cover of The Sphere, 21 October 1916
Date
1916
