Action Collection (#40)

Christmas Tree & Girl
A little girl reaches up to fiddle with the decorations on a Christmas tree

Soviet Machine Gunners
Soviet machine gunners in action during street fighting, regardless of the corpse lying beside them

Artillery at Kursk
Soviet Artillery in action during the decisive battle which effectively prevented any further German advance into Russia

Canadian Cadets
Canadian cadets in action at a shooting competition at Bisley

Destroyer at Speed
A destroyer at speed, taking evasive action to escape from searchlights

British Monitor Action
A British Monitor repels the bomb attack of a German Taube off the coast of Belgium

German Mortar Team
German mortar crew in action

The Meet (John Leech)
The huntsmen gather to smoke and drink before the days action begins

Balaclava / Simpson
The Charge of the Light Brigade - a birds eye view of the action

Bashi-Bazouks during the Russo-Turkish War
Bashi-Bazouks (irregular soldiers of the Ottoman army) in action, burning a village during the Russo-Turkish War

Miners Vote to Strike
Miners queue to vote yes to strike action

German Plane in Action
A German Messerschmitt 110 blasts a column of Russian troops as they retreat before the invincible might of the victorious German forces

The Five Members
THE FIVE MEMBERS Charles enters Parliament and demands the five members he accuses of treason; this high handed action (which is refused) precipitates the war

German Anti-Tank Gun
German anti-tank gun in action against the Russians

Battle of Scheveningen
BATTLE OF SCHEVENINGEN The French and Dutch fleets in action off the Dutch coast

Naval Action 1640
The French warship Le Bon in action against 32 Spanish galleys

Naval Action 1652
NAVAL ACTION OFF DOVER Admiral Blake defeats Tromp in the first action of the war

Nasmyths Steam Hammer
Interior of factory showing Nasmyths steam hammer in action

Yorck at Konigsberg
General von Yorck urges the East Prussian Diet, at Konigsberg, to take decisive action

Naval Ramming, 1811
NAVAL ACTION During a gale, off Beachy Head on the south coast of England, the British warship Hermes rams the French privateer La Mouche

Naval Action 1798
NAVAL ACTION OFF CANDIA Engagement between the British warship Leander and the French Le Genereux

Naval Action 1799
NAVAL ACTION OFF PUERTO CABELLO - the French frigate Hermione is attacked by boats under the command of Captain Edward Hamilton

Alexander at Plevna
BATTLE OF PLEVNA : Alexander, king of Romania, commander of the Russian forces, watches the action in which the Turks under Osman Pasha are finally defeated and have to retreat

King of Leinster / Macmurr
ARTHUR MACMURROUGH, king of Leinster, Irish chieftain. Depicted in action, huring a spear. He was a leading opponent of Richard IIs Irish campaign

Monitor Merrimac Parsons
The Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship

Monitor & Merrimac / Elson
The Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship

United Nations Forces
United Nations forces go into action in Korea - the gung-ho start to what will be an ever- more-dispiriting campaign, ending with the division of the country

Indian Mutiny / Hodson
Hodsons Horse in action at Rhotuck

AUGSBURG DAMAGED
The German cruiser Augsburg is damaged in action

Thrilling Action in Air
High drama above the clouds as a gunner fires in pursuit of an enemy plane

German Infantry / 1914
German infantrymen nervously await action

British at Jutland
British ships Defence and Warrior in action at the Battle of Jutland

Southampton in Action
At the Battle of Jutland, HMS Southampton sails under fire from the German fleet

Battle of the Falklands
A French sailing ship becomes embroiled in the action, not even knowing that there is a war on

SPARRING
Two pugilists spar as a gathering of men enjoy the action

British Bomber Booklet
BOMBER COMMAND A British government publication chronicling the activities of British bombers in action against targets in Continental Europe

Fishwick at Stoke Poges
Diana Fishwick in action at Stoke Poges, where she won a championship in 1927

French Tanks, 1918
French tanks in action towards the end of the War

French Grenadiers
Grenadiers of the Garde Imperiale in action in falling snow at the indecisive battle of Eylau against a combined Russian and Austrian army

Gibraltar Taken 1704
The Rock of Gibraltar at the time of its capture (and retention) by the British during the Spanish Succession War : British ships (red flags) are seen in action

German Infantry 1940
German infantry in action - checked by barbed wire

Reading under C mas Tree
A little girl sits on her mothers knee and reads a book beside the Christmas tree

St George, Blakes Ship
This is Admiral Blakes flagship in 1657, in action against the French and Spaniards

Chesapeake and Shannon
A famous frigate action between the Shannon, under command of British Captain Broke, and the Chesapeake under the American Captain John Lawrence

Uses for Umbrella
and another use for your umbrella... (the dog approves her action enthusiastically)

Soldier in Armour
A Roman soldier ready for action - spear, shield, plumed helmet and protective clothing

Japanese Soldiers 1894
Japanese soldiers in action, probably against China 1894

Self-Adjusting Clepsydra
The SELF-ADJUSTING CLEPSYDRA is attributed to Ctesibius, a mechanical engineer of Alexandria, Egypt: the technology involves a dual action of tube and reservoir Date: circa 200 BC

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