Marshal Joffre, French soldier mb-artistname N. de Courtaille Botanical study of the 'Malva

Botanical study of the 'Malva arborea' (tree mallow)

Mangin was a general in the French Army during the First World War

George Michael on stage during the band's concert at Peking's People's Gymnasium

A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeare's (1564-1616) play

Marshal Joffre, French soldier mb-artistname N. de Courtaille Botanical study of the 'MalvaMarshal Joffre, French soldier, 1920. Joseph Joffre (1852 1931) was declared the 'saviour of France' when the German advance was halted at the Battle of the Marne in September 1914. Two years later he was effectively dismissed as Commander in Chief, but such was his public popularity his removal was disguised by appointing him Marshal of France. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1855 1915, Editions MD,