20214 - British 24th Foot Standing Alert, 1879 K&C First World War and of course infantry targets

and of course infantry targets

but gradually over the course of the war was expanded to some 38 divisions

Important supplies for the army included fuel

As one soldier almost lapses into unconsciousness his comrade pulls him to safety… the enemy are close on their heels

private ceremonies held late at night

20214 - British 24th Foot Standing Alert, 1879 K&C First World War and of course infantry targetsBritish 24th Foot Standing Alert, 1879 A military deception is an attempt by any fighting unit to gain an advantage during battle by misleading an adversary into taking action (or inaction) that creates favorable conditions for the deceiving force. The Zulu army famously employed the Horns of the Buffalo feint to lure the opposition into a predetermined killing zone and annihilate them. The ruse would cause the enemy to concentrate its resources to an