Allied Collection (page 16)

Rawalpindi outgunned by Deutschland by G. H. Davis
The first sea battle of the Second World War: the British armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindis heroic stand, outgunned by the Deutschland

The mine used by Germany by G. H. Davis
The mine: a weapon used by Germany for unrestricted warfare. The basic principles of mine laying: a form of naval warfare whose restrictions under international law are ignored by Germany to ensure

Aerial gunpower in 1940 by G. H. Davis
The aerial gunpower of Britain, France and Germany: the armament of the bombers and fighters now in action. Machine gun versus canon

Wartime map of Berlin by G. H. Davis
A map of Berlin during the Second World War, explaining why the German capital city is the focus of RAF bombing, showing the main war industries, transport centres and power stations. Date: 1943

Wartime map of Italy by G. H. Davis
The slow advance in Italy: General Alexanders candid explanation. All roads lead to Rome -- but all the roads are mined, says General Alexander

Allied Forces activity in German territory, WW1
Two examples of Allied Forces activity in German territory during the early stages of the First World War. Above, debris from a German motor convoy

Cartoon, The Kaisers Christmas Dinner in London, WW1
Cartoon, The Kaisers Coming Christmas Dinner in London: Our Illustrated Menu. The Kaiser had announced his intention of eating his Christmas dinner in London

Cartoon, After the Battle of Meaux, WW1
Cartoon, After the Battle of Meaux, in the early stages of the First World War. The only occasion on which the British Tommy was known to quail -- not during the battle itself

George V, General Haig and three Indian allies, WW1
Portraits of King George V, General Sir Douglas Haig and three Indian allies during the First World War -- Maharajah Sir Pertab Singh, the Maharajah of Patiala, and the Maharajah of Bikanir

Selfridges during Second World War
Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, London pictured during World War Two with the windows covered over as protection against air raids

Allied troops landing for the Western Front, WW1
Allied troops (probably Belgian) landing in preparation for the Western Front in the early days of the First World War. The ship is the Princesse Clementine of Ostende. Date: 1914

Men of the Belgian Army, WW1
Men of the Belgian Army, allied with Britain during the First World War. Showing infantry, artillery, a lancer, and news received from Liege in a Brussels cafe

Smiths Glasgow Mixture Tobacco advertisement, World War One
Advertisement for Smiths Glasgow Mixture tobacco, featuring a group of Allied soldiers all finding common ground in their choice of smoking matter. Date: 1915

Czech Forces in Vladivostok - Siberian expedition
In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, the port of Vladivostok in far eastern Russia was of great military importance for the Far Eastern Republic, the Provisional Priamurye Government

HMS Suffolk in harbour at Vladivostok, Russia
January 1918. British Royal Naval Cruiser HMS Suffolk in harbour at Vladivostok, Russia. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution

Vladivostok, Russia - Trans-Siberian Railway Terminus
Trans-Siberian Railway, Vladivostok, Russia. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, the port of Vladivostok in far eastern Russia was of great military importance for the Far Eastern Republic

Vladivostok, Russia - Allied Soldiers and Red Cross train
January 1918 - Allied Soldiers shelter behind the wagons of a Russian Red Cross train, Vladivostok. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution

South African officers eating meal, Western Front, WW1
South African officers eating a meal in the snow on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Allied gunners at work, Western Front, France, WW1
Allied gunners at work, sighting a 6-inch howitzer on a hot day on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British and French troops grazing horses, WW1
British and French troops grazing their horses together after an engagement on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Mr Balfour visiting howitzer on Western Front, WW1
Arthur Balfour (central figure in flat cap) as Foreign Secretary in David Lloyd Georges wartime coalition government, viewing a 9.2-inch British howitzer during his visit to the Western Front

Lloyd George discussing ammunition supply, WW1
Lloyd George discussing ammunition supply with Lord Reading and M. Albert Thomas (French Minister for Munitions) on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British and French soldiers sharing food, WW1
British and French soldiers sitting side by side sharing food on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

American troops marching, Western Front, France, WW1
American troops marching along a road on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

American and British with equipment, Western Front, WW1
American and British soldiers discussing equipment on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Armistice Day soldiers with flags
Armistice Day scene in London at the end of World War One: soldiers with British Union Jack and American Stars and Stripes flags. 11th November 1918

Allied ship in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ship in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Allied landing in the Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied landing in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

British ships in action, Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Ships in Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey, WW1
Ships of the allied naval forces in Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: September 1915

Ground crews and heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
Background to a raid on Berlin: the ground crews who keep British heavy bombers in the air during the Second World War. Showing the vital maintenance work carried out at a British bomber base

Three famous Allied tanks by G. H. Davis
Three famous Allied tanks respected by the Axis during the Second World War: the Churchill, the Sherman and the General Grant. Date: 1943

Map of northern Tunisia by G. H. Davis
The battleground which was expected to seal the fate of North Africa and gain full control of the Mediterranean during the Second World War

Development of French Africa by G. H. Davis
The vast economic development of French Africa: roads and communications from Algeria to Congo. A contour map of French African possessions under Allied control at this stage of the Second World War

Beaufighter long-range fighter by G. H. Davis
Most deadly of long-range fighters: the Beaufighter in detail. Heavily armed, and flying at over 300 mph, the Beaufighter added to the might of the RAF during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Seaport of Alexandria, Egypt, by G. H. Davis
Alexandria, Egypts chief seaport since 330 BC, and chief naval base of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet during the Second World War

Germanys desperate oil situation by G. H. Davis
The merciless statistics of Germanys desperate oil situation during the Second World War. The relative value of Germanys normal sources of oil supply, cut in half by the Allied blockade

Torpedoes from the air at Taranto by G. H. Davis
Torpedoes from the air: the technique of torpedo-plane attack, which caused havoc to Italys fleet at Taranto during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Allied Artists Show 1908
The first exhibition of the Association of Allied Artists held at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Members of the Association paid an annual subscription which allowed them the privilege of exhibiting

Heligoland submarine rescue by G. H. Davis
During the naval action off Heligoland in the early part of the First World War, a boats crew is rescued by a British submarine. Date: August 1914

Londons Victorian palaces put to patriotic use, WW1
Londons Victorian palaces put to patriotic use during the early stages of the First World War. Above, the Alexandra Palace in north London is used to house homeless allies

Allied marksmen firing at enemy aircraft in France, WW1
Some Autumn Sport, or the aeroplane as a substitute for the pheasant. Allied marksmen in France ready to fire at enemy aircraft (above), and a crumpled plane in a field (below). Date: September 1914

Russian officers of Scots descent, WW1
Three Russian officers of Scots descent on horseback in the early stages of the First World War. On the far right, Colonel Gillivray, next to him is Colonel Robertson

French aeroplane with hand bombs, WW1
Two airmen in a French aeroplane, with hand bombs ready to be dropped over enemy territory during the First World War. Date: August 1914

Peace Procession, 19th July 1919
British naval troops marching down Whitehall, London, in the Peace Day Victory parade on 19th July 1919. Flags of the Allied nations fly from the buildings. Date: 19th July 1919

General Allenby with Spanish Generals
Visit of Spanish generals to the Western Front in World War One. General Sir Edmund Allenby, British 3rd Army Commander (in centre)

Indian troops in France - WWI
Colonial Allied Indian troops in France being conveyed in motor lorries toward the western front. Date: circa 1916

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