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Published: 2016-03-13 16:50:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 26881; Favourites: 759; Downloads: 229
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acrylics 2016,In the middle of the battle of the Somme, September 15th 1916 marks the first use of "tank" in warfare.
Here, a British Mark I tank C5 "Crème de Menthe" arrives to support the Canadian troops near the Sugar Factory on their way to Courcelette.
Out of the six tanks operating here, only C5 (despite the broken steering tail wheel) and C6 managed to get to their objective and back. The others broke down or got stuck in the no-man's land.
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British Infantrymen: "Those bastards have it easy, while we have to slog through this bleeding mud..."
British Tank Crew: "Those bastards have it easy, while we have to wear wool uniforms in a bleeding furnace..."
Seriously, though, excellent work on this piece. Definitely captures the sheer devastation of deadlocked trench warfare in World War I.
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Etualalla olevien sotilaiden ilmeet kertovat kaiken oleellisen meneillä olevasta tilanteesta. Mielenkiintoista miten noin pieni asia saa kuvassa niin paljon aikaiseksi.
En voi vastustaa tämän linkittämistä: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRxjj…
Elämänkerrassaan Lemmy sanoi nuoren fanin kirjoittaneen hänelle että hän oli soitattanut tuon kappaleen sotaveteraani isoisälleen; ukki oli kuulemma itkenyt koko kappaleen ajan.
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The smell of mud, death and desperation. This piece really conveys a sense of the brutal conditions of that awful conflict.
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I love it! The tank looks so intimidating from this perspective, excellent composition.
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