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THE GREAT WAR
Military art of the first world war, from the Battle of the Somme,
Neuve Chappel, le Cateau, Gheluvelt published by Cranston military fine
art prints
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To the Green Fields Beyond, Cambrai, France, 20th November 1917 by David Pentland.
At 0620 hours covered by a brief barrage from 1000 guns, Brigadier General Elles in a MkIV called Hilda led his 476 tanks against the impregnable German Hindenburg line at Cambrai. Supported by 6 infantry divisions and 4 Royal Flying Corps squadrons flying ground attack missions, the attack had broken through 3 trench lines and penetrated 5 miles on a 6 mile front by lunchtime. Although these gains were not exploited and later retaken by a German counter offensive, Cambrai showed the full potential of the tank on the battlefield.
Signed limited edition of 200 giclee paper prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £130.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm). Price £180.00
Small limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £70.00
Small signed limited edition of 50 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £51.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00
Original painting by David Pentland.
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ITEM CODE DHM1538
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Saving the Guns at Le Cateau by Terence Cuneo.
Captain Reynold and drivers Luke and Drain saving the guns of 37th Battery from advancing German Infantry, all three were awarded the Victoria Cross.
Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £51.00
**Open edition print. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £36.00
ITEM CODE DHM0990
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Sgt. Robert Bye VC, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards near Langemarck by David Rowlands.
3rd Battle of Ypres, 31st July 1917
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm 31cm). Price £37.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £95.00
Signed edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £50.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM0612
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The Courageous Twelve (Meuse Argonne Offensive, 26th September 1918) by Mark Churms
The Yanks are coming over there and on the offensive! American Doughboys from a dozen states valiantly press through the tangle of forest, overrunning German resistance as they advance, troops from Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wyoming and Virginia.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm 43cm). Price £130.00
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (4 reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £60.00
ITEM CODE DHM0880
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Death and Glory in Flanders Fields by Chris Collingwood.
The 17th Lancers in Flanders 1916.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 25 inches (43cm x 64cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 25 inches (43cm x 64cm). Price £130.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 40 inches (76cm x 102cm). Price £690.00
Original painting by Chris Collingwood. . Price £
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1361
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Last Stand of the 5th (Gibraltar) Battery by Terence Cuneo.
26-27th May 1918, 5th Batterys gun position was overrun by German Infantry, the Battery Commander and two subalterns rallied the surviving men and with Lewis gun and rifles attempted to beat off the attack. Only four gunners survived.
Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £51.00
ITEM CODE DHM0991
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Backs to the Wall by Robert Gibb.
This painting was inspired by Sir Douglas Haigs order to his troops at the time of the great German offensive. Note the ghostly images of the dead comrades above the soldiers heads. This was Gibbs final battle scene, painted when he was in his eighties.
Open edition print. Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £48.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £32.00
ITEM CODE DHM0440
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Breaking the Hindenburg Line by J P Beadle.
The Hindenburg Line known also as the Siegfried Line was a vast system of German defences in northeastern France between Lens and past Verdun. Built over the winter of 1916 and 1917, the high command in Germany believed the Hindenburg line was was impregnable. But in 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai it was temporarily broken by the British and Newfoundland troops. Included in these forces were tank units, and the line was successfully breached a number of times during the hundred day offensive by the Allied forces in September 1918. Shown in this painting are the wounded being taken back behind lines by medical personnel as the reinforcements and supplies move forward.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £46.00
Open edition print.Special Promotion : This print is half price for a limited time only! Image size 11.5 inches x 6 inches (29cm x 15cm). Price £7.80
**Open edition print. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £35.00
ITEM CODE DHM0243
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Neary by Brian Palmer Action at
Nery, 1st September 1914. During
the fighting retreat from Mons, battery L of the Royal horse artillery
bivouacked by a small town of Nery. Their temporary halt was interrupted
during the early morning cavalry patrol warning of the imminent arrival
of a large German force of cavalry, infantry and artillery. almost immediately
German shells began bursting amongst the battery, accompanied by a rifle
and machine gun fire. 3 guns were knocked out before they could be
brought into action and two more were disabled soon afterwards, while
the British gunners sustained heavy casualties. the remaining no. 6 gun
with a scratch crew managed to maintain a steady fire for some two hours
inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans until reinforcements arrived,
driving off the surviving German unties. Three Victoria crosses (one posthumously)
and two French medaille militaire were awarded and two NCO's were commissioned
after the action.
Sergeant John McAulay, 1st Battalion Scots
Guards Winning the VC at Fontaine Notre Dame, France 27th November 1917 By
David Rowlands
Battle of Gheluvelt, 31st October 1914 by J.P. Beadle
The 2nd Battalion Worcester Regiment and South Wales Borderers arriving
in the grounds of the Chateau at Gheluvelt after their historic counter
attack on 31st October 1914.
Last Stand of the 5th (Gibraltar) Battery by Terence Cuneo
26-27th May 1918, 5th Batterys gun position was overrun by German
Infantry, the Battery Commander and two subalterns rallied the surviving
men and with Lewis gun and rifles attempted to beat off the attack. Only
four gunners survived.
Backs to the Wall by Robert Gibb
This painting was inspired by Sir Douglas Haig's
order to his troops at the time of the great German offensive. Note the
ghostly images of the dead comrades above the soldier's heads. This was
Gibb's final battle scene, painted when he was in his eighties.
Lance Sergeant Fred McNess VC, Scots
Guards in Action Near Gincy, France 15th September 1916 By David Rowlands
Charge
of the First Life Guards at the
battle of Klein Zillebeke November 6th 1914 by Harry Payne
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote in 1914, "this hard work corps
d'elite consisting of the 1st and 2nd Life Guards, supported by the
Blues, now dismounted, flung themselves into the gap, a grimy line of
stained infantry with nothing left save their giant physique and their
spurs to recall the men who are the pride of our London
streets."
Capture of a German Battery by Richard Caton
Woodville German
77mm battery captured by C Company, 2nd Battalion the Manchester
Regiment, 2nd April 1917 at Francilly Selency. The
attacks on Francilly-Selency would prove costly and difficult to the
attacking British forces. The Germans had dug in well. But
the Manchester regiment's 2nd battalion, attacking from Roupy just
beyond Savy village. towards the large hill which would later be called
Manchester Hill. captured the German 77nn Gun battery.
The Manchester regiment would again be on the attack on the 14th
April at Fayet. and would go on to the trenches of the
Hindenburg line at Gricourt road, san Quentin
The Suffolks at Neuve Chapel by Dadd
Soldiers of the Suffolk Regiments are seen in their trenches during the
attacks at Neuve Chappell during the first world war.
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A 40 minute British Artillery bombardment by 480 guns opened the attack on the French Village of Neuve Chappell held by the
Germans since October 1914. The British attack was an initial
success taking 4 enemy trench lines and the village itself. but due to the
British reserves arriving in time to make the most of their success, the
Germans reformed in the new positions, and the Battle ground to a halt,
with the British digging in on their new advanced line. This was an
inconclusive battle.
The Courageous Twelve (Meuse Argonne Offensive, 26th September 1918)
by Mark Churms 'The Yanks are coming' over there and on the offensive! American Doughboys
from a dozen states valiantly press through the tangle of forest, overrunning
German resistance as they advance, troops from Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts,
Montana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregan, Pennsylvania, Washington,
Wyoming and Virginia.
The Last Great Cavalry Charge by Lambert
On 31st October 1917, 800 men of the Australian Light Horse Brigade charged
entrenched Turko-German defences at Beersheba, Palestine. It was an 11th
hour attempt to capture vital water wells and save the attacking allied
forces from disaster. Under heavy fire from artillery, aircraft, machine
gun and rifle fire and against great odds, they successfully charged into
history, their losses were 31 dead, 36 wounded and 70 of their beloved
horses died.
The Charge of the Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry at Huj by
Lady Butler One of the last cavalry charges in British Military history, 8th November
1917.
Action of the 6th Mounted Brigade at El Muhgar by J.P. Beadle
Depicting the charge of the Bucks, Berks and Dorset Yeomanry on November
13th 1917 during the Palestine campaign.
Charge of the 9th Lancers by Richard Caton Woodville
Depicts the charge of a squadron of the 9th Lancers against the Prussian
Dragoons of the Guard at Moncel on the 7th September 1914. This was Cavalry
action in the First World War when cavalry charged with both sides at
full gallop. The 9th Lancers casualties were 3 killed and 7 wounded compared
to heavy losses suffered by the Prussian Dragoons.
The First VC of the European War by Richard Caton
Woodville Captain Francis
Grenfell, 9th Lancers, the first VC of World War I to
be gazetted, winning the VC at Audregnies, Belgium, 24th August 1914.
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First Ypres 1914
The Graveyard of the Old Contemptibles
In the Autumn of 1914 the professional BEF fought its last battle,
aided by French troops under Foch, against a heavily reinforced German
drive for the Channel ports. Although the German's failed to break
through, the death knell had rung for the 'Old Contemptibles' as they were
virtually wiped out in this brave defence. The names of the towns of La
Brassée, Armentières, Messines and Ypres first became known in this
campaign and their echoes would be heard for the next four years.
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Kaiserschlacht 1918
The Final German Offensive
The entry of the United States into World War 1 in April 1917 spelt
disaster for Imperial Germany. The massive superiority in men and
materials which the Americans could provide meant that if Germany had any
chance of winning the war she must do so quickly. Randal Gray describes
how, using special 'Stormtrooper' units and high-mobility tactics, the
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hair's breadth of winning the war.
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Mons 1914
The BEF's Tactical Triumph
The first major clash of the Great War, Mons came as a nasty shock to
the Imperial German Army. Assured by their command that they would sweep
the French and their British allies in the BEF - 'that contemptible
little army', into the sea in a matter of weeks; they were stopped in
their tracks at Mons by a numerically inferior British force. Eventually
forced to fall back by overwhelming German numbers, the British carried
out a masterful fighting retreat across Belgium and northern France.
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Megiddo 1918
The Last Great Cavalry Victory
In a spectacular campaign General Allenby's Egyptian Expeditionary
Force achieved breakthrough in Palestine that commanders on the Western
Front had only dreamed of. Supported by Lawrence and his Arab irregulars,
the Desert Mounted Corps swept across the Turkish rear destroying three
armies in the process. Turkey's war was over and the days of the tottering
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