The 4th regiment of tirailleurs (specialized infantrymen) parade through a village (1): nouba music, weapons in the square, assault exercises, the "horse-man" celebration and dance, juggling with rifl...
A soldier tells young children, with simple words, the story of the Battle of Verdun.
Various activities of the English regiments before the Somme offensive: Buffs, Bedfards, Suffolks, London Scottish, East Yorkshire and a battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Agriculture near the f...
The Higher Invention Committee watches a Renault tank, armed with a 75mm gun, navigate rough terrain. Jules-Louis Breton gets to sit in the tank beside a soldier in charge of handling the gun;
Destruction inside the Soissons cathedral and a visit from the President of the Republic soon before the Chemin des Dames offensive. A city is damaged and a bridge is destroyed over the Aisne river. D...
Aircraft and balloons : Manufacturing an airship and aviation factory. Comparison of 1914 and 1917 airplanes. Illustrated enumeration of all airplane types. Airplane pilot and gunner training. Observa...
War news: trying out a new gas mask that "goes on in a second" and a speed test; visit by Raymond Poincaré in Noyon and in the surrounding villages; the Prince of Wales presents the Badge of the Orde...
Shots of the destroyers that participated: the Bouclier, the Magon and the Capitaine Mehl. Officers and crews on a building walkway. The cannons and torpedo-launcher tubes used in the victory are pres...