'Louvain after the German Bombardment: one portion of the devastated town', c1914, (c1920). The town of Louvain in Belgium was attacked by German soldiers in August 1914, at the beginning of the First World War. 300 civilians lost their lives and the historic university library was destroyed. From "The Great World War - A History" Volume I, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]

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