America in World War I: The ruins of St Quentin cathedral after withstanding four years...

The ruins of St Quentin cathedral after withstanding four years of shell fire. This picture was taken shortly after the British-American advance, September 29, had driven the Germans out. The British took St Quentin but were helped by the 27th and 30th US Divisions, fighting just north of the town. "Some day," wrote the official correspondent with the Australian forces, "when the full story of the battle can be told the American people will thrill with pride in these magnificent troops upon whom a tremendous task fell." Illustration for US Official Pictures of the World War, showing America's Participation, selected from the official files of the War Department by William E Moore and James C Russell (Pictoria Bureau, 1920). Gravure printed.