Bomb damage in Paris, the Meuse-Argonne offensive by US troops, the destruction of Ypres and the creation of the Cenotaph in London ... archive photographs of significant events of the first world war in Belgium, France, Ireland and England are matched with the locations today. This is the second of a two-part series, focusing on the years 1917-19.

• Click here for part one, which shows life on the western front from 1914-1916



• Photography then and now lets you move through time by tapping or clicking on a historic image to reveal the modern view. You can drag or swipe to control the speed of the transformation