The Snapshots in Time Collection

Soldiers Manning a Firing Trench, Sino-Japanese Conflict Era, c. 1930s

Soldiers Manning a Firing Trench, Sino-Japanese Conflict Era, c. 1930s

Soldiers crouch in a hastily dug trench, rifles trained across open ground toward an unseen enemy. This image, part of a personal photo album chronicling conflict in 1930s China, illustrates the improvised field fortifications troops relied on as fighting spread through the countryside and city outskirts. Project: 218606