A French soldier cradles his wounded captain, as a blast behind their heads becomes a halo. Surrounded by explosions in a chaos of splintering structures, we see a poignant image of suffering—a wartime Pietà.
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WAR OF CULTURES
A French soldier cradles his wounded captain, as a blast behind their heads becomes a halo. Surrounded by explosions in a chaos of splintering structures, we see a poignant image of suffering—a wartime Pietà.
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