Enemy Collection (page 5)

Cartoon, Sowing Tares (Socialism)
Cartoon, SOWING TARES -- the Socialist devil sows tares (weeds) in the field of labour, a parody of a religious painting by Millais, His enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat. Date: 1886

GERMANS USE PERISCOPE
North Africa : a German soldier uses a periscope to observe the positions of the enemy line Date: July 1942

Russian Finns, hand to hand
Finland : a fierce hand-to- hand combat between Finns and Russians in the snow : the Soviet troops locate their enemy by the fires they light against the extreme cold Date: December 1939

Don Quixote attacks a windmill
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant. Date: First published: 1605-15

WW1 - France - The Gun as the purveyor of justice
WW1 - Patriotic French card - The Artillery Gun as the purveyor of justice: " He represents Justice - and put the Enemy to death".... Date: 1915

German propaganda poster, War Bonds, WW1
German propaganda poster, encouraging people to buy war bonds to support the war effort and sink enemy ships. 1914-1918

Iraq War Most Wanted Playing Cards - fan of all the Spades, with the face of Saddam Hussein (c.1937-2006) as the Ace of Spades. circa 2003

The Battle of Dunkirk, 1659, by Willem van de Velde I1611-16
Willem van de Velde I1611-1693). Dutch painter. The Battle of Dunkirk, 1659. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by
Charles V (1500-1558). King of Spain and Emperor of Germany. Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574)

WW2 poster, Beware of Spies
WW2 poster, Warning! Beware of Spies! Don t Talk. The Enemy Has Ears Everywhere. Published in September 1939, on the outbreak of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Wolves attack Russian soldiers during war with Japan
During the war with Japan, Russian sentries have another enemy to fight -- wolves ! Date: 1904

Cartoon, After the explosion, WW1
Cartoon, After the explosion. A naive new recruit in a trench on the Western Front comments that these shells break as soon as they hit the ground! Date: 1916

Royal Field Artillery in Great War Deeds, WW1
Captain Douglas Reynolds, Driver J H C Drain and Driver F Luke of the Royal Field Artillery, saving the gun from hostile fire at Le Cateau, for which they won the Victoria Cross

Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1
The defeat of the Prussian Guard near Ypres, Belgium, by the British Army. Reproduction of a painting by R Caton Woodville Great War Deeds

Lorries of Army Service Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1
A train of motor lorries of the Army Service Corps charging through a body of German cavalry. Reproduction of a painting by Frederic de Haenen in Great War Deeds

WW1 - Cartoon - John Bull Carries On
WW1 - John Bull is a national personification of Great Britain in general, and England in particular, especially in political cartoons

WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches
WW1 - Defending troops open rapid fire on enemy trenches with machine-gun, rifle and trench mortar after night patrols receive warning of an impending " rush" attack. Date: 1916

Diagram of aircraft-carriers during WWII
Diagram showing the comparative strengths of the rival aircraft-carriers during WWII. Date: 1941

Italian artillery retreat
Retreating in the face of an Austrian advance, Italian artillerymen pitch their gun over a mountain precipice into the valley below

Plate, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Josef, WW1
Plate with portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Josef. Commemorative Ware. Date: 1914

Cross section of a German submarine by G. H. Davis
The steel sharks of the German navy -- the ten compartments of a modern German submarine. Showing a cross section drawing of a U-boat a few feet below the surface -- the bow to the left

Defences of El Agheila, Libya, by G. H. Davis
Where Rommel planned to make his final stand in Libya during the Second World War: El Agheila and its formidable natural defences

German Lotfe 7B bomb sight by G. H. Davis
Secrets of enemy aircraft of the Second World War: details of the Lotfe 7B mechanical bomb sight. Date: 1941

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm II in civilian dress, WW1
Cartoon, The Last Uniform of All, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II in civilian dress, looking forward to his change from uniform after a peace treaty is signed at the end of the First World War

German poster, What England Wants, WW1
German propaganda poster, What England Wants, depicting a blindfolded man approaching the edge of a cliff with a heavy sack on his back at the beginning of the First World War. Date: circa 1914

German cartoon, three allies in the stocks, WW1
First World War cartoon, showing the German view of the allies France, Britain and Russia, seen here in the stocks, with lists of the territory claimed by the Central Powers. Date: December 1917

Germans surrendering, Western Front by Matania, WW1
Surrendered German being marshalled by British soldiers following the defeat of their counter-attack at Trones Wood. The incident depicted took place near an advanced trench in the British line

Painted chest depicting a king on his chariot attacking an enemy. ca. 1340 BC. Detail, the Pharaoh fighting against the Nubians. Found at the Treasure of Tutankhamun. Painted wood

Prince Mircea of Romania (1913-1916), youngest child of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania, pictured in 1915. Mircea died of typhoid in 1916

Chinese Black Magic
CHINA To injure your enemy, make a figurine of him, damage it, then bury it in the ground with a magic incantation - and he will suffer !

WW2 - British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen
Photograph: British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen, 1944 - Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Collected by Mr L Simpson, 1945 (c). Date: 1944

Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambush
Photograph: Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambush. A Churchill tank awaits possible enemy counter-attack in a ruined Normandy village, scene of much bitter fighting recently

Soldier serving with The Irish Guards - Basra, Iraq
Digital photograph: A soldier serving with No 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards looks for possible Iraqi enemy positions as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap one of the burning oil

WW1 poster, Hun or Home?
Poster, Hun or Home? Buy more liberty bonds. circa 1918

Landing of the sailors of the Penelope in Blockhaus, the March 15, 1849. Grand-Bassam. Ivory Coast. Drawing by M. Calve. Colored engraving

The Siege of Dapur (1269 B. C. ). A syrian charioteer is prote
The Siege of Dapur (1269 B.C.). A syrian charioteer is protected from the egyptian arrows whith his shield. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Relief. Ramesseum. Necropolis of Thebes

Propaganda / Baby Impaled
Grinning enemy soldier with a baby impaled on his bayonet Date: 1909

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Cartoon, Epiphany 1916, WW1
Cartoon, Epiphany 1916, illustrating a contemporary version of a childrens song about the Three Kings. Here, the three kings are from Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria

The American Suction Tank, WW1 Heath Robinson
The American Suction Tank for drawing the enemy from his dug-out. An idea for a new form of weapon, based on a correspondents suggestion to William Heath Robinson during the First World War

Canadian Light Infantry in Great War Deeds, WW1
A gallant trio of Canadian sharpshooters (Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry), nicknamed The Three Musketeers, holding a mound all day on the Western Front under all kinds of fire

Naik Darwan Sing Negi in Great War Deeds, WW1
Naik Darwan Sing Negi of the Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army, leading round the traverses at Festubert on the Western Front, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery

Fourth Guards Brigade in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Fourth Guards Brigade, including the Coldstream Guards, fighting the Germans in the narrow streets of Landrecies during the retreat from Mons

WW1 - Cartoon - As the eagle flies
WW1 - A cartoon personifying the German enemy as vultures. It waits on post to either prey on the crow or eagle. Date: 1914

WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915
WW1 - An illustration depicting the terror of zeppelins dominating the sky in an air raid at night over Paris, France. Searchlights beam from the city below, marking the zeppelins

WW1 - HMS Birmingham sinking the German U-15 U-Boat
WW1 - On 9 August 1914, HMS Birmingham spotted the German submarine U-15, whose engines had failed as she lay stopped on the surface in heavy fog, off Fair Isle

WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914
WW1 - HMS Badger was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the eighth Royal Navy ship that served during the First World War

WW1 - Anzacs fighting near the Krithia heights, Gallipoli
WW1 - The Anzac troops gain fresh ground in Gallipoli as they storm the enemys line near the Krithia heights. The soldiers fight among the ridges of the road to Constantipole. Date: 1915

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