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17th Lancers, Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, CrimeaInto the Valley of Death - The 17th Lancers during the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava on 25th October 1854 during the Crimean War - by John Charlton. 1854
Daily Mail War Map, WW1A fold out war map issued by the Daily Mail in the early weeks of the First World War. The map offers statistics regarding the manpower strength of each of the warring nations
Wartime poster of Churchills famous words: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, referring to the pilots of the Royal Air Force, fighting the Battle of Britain
WW II - Admiral Karl Doenitz Donitz, German navyVintage photograph World War II - Admiral Karl Doenitz Donitz, German navy
Shanghai, international settlements 1932Shanghai - the storm centre: an international settlement under the protection of fourteen powers, the chief scene of the Sino-Japanese conflict
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill V for victory salutBritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill making his V for victory salute
Battle of Brunanburh during the Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of Brunanburh between the Anglo-Saxon King Aethelstan and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson and others, during the Viking invasions of England
Queen Boudicca inciting the Britons to revoltQueen Boudicca of the Iceni tribe inciting the Britons to revolt against Roman domination. circa 60 AD
Metope. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the batlle betweSouth metope XXX. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the batlle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. 5th c. BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcard (1 of 2)Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda. A Turkish soldier is lampooned as a leering lecherous vagabond, taking undue pleasure in a young glamorous Greek girl, holding a handbag and wearing high boots
WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra, Winston Churchill speechWW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra. Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few. Winston Churchill speech, 20 August 1940. Date: 1940
Hundred Years War. 1337 to 1453. Battle. Miniature. 15th cHundred Years War. Conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453, pitted the Kingdom of England against the Valois Capetians for control of the French throne. Battle. Miniature. 15th century
How Some Englishmen thought we were going to win the warHumorous cartoon showing Englishmen, armed with cricket bats, golf clubs and rugby balls giving the Hun a good thrashing - a satirical view on how some thought World War One could be won in
The Hand of Militarism in Europe, WW1 outbreakLike a modern Gulliver playing the war-game with the troops of Lilliput - a Sinister Picture suggesting the present state of things in Europe
Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1314
Joan of Arc at the fortress of Tourelles, Orleans, FranceJoan of Arc at the English fortress of Les Tourelles, during the Siege of Orleans, France, 7 May 1429. 1429
HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1HMS Good Hope of the British Royal Navy going down with her last guns firing, in an action against overwhelming odds off the coast of Chile, South America
The Canadians at Ypres, 1915, depicting the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry at Bellewaerde Ridge on 8th May 1915
World War II France and Britain commemorate D-DayVintage World War II photograph - France and Britain commemorate the first anniversay of the D-Day landings on the beach at Arromanches, Normandy
WW II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 Bremen factoryVintage photograph World War II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 aircraft in the companys Bremen factory, following RAF bombing
WW II - Princess Elizabeth working as a mechanicWorld War II - Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth 2nd training as a secoond subaltern in the ATS - working as a mechanic, taking out the plugs of a car
Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms
Boer soldiers firing, Second Boer War, South AfricaBoer soldiers firing at British soldiers during the Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. Date: circa 1900
American Indians scalpingAmerican Indian holding up the scalp of a died man, that he has just been in combat with. Date: Circa 1870s
The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Naval AdmiralsThe Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) - Japanese Naval Admirals Date: circa 1905
Army tanks in battle with planes overhead, WW2Army tanks in battle with planes overhead. Date: 1940
Belfast riots, August 1920A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week
Belfast riots, July 1920A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast from 20th to 23rd July 1920. 18 people were killed, and 200 wounded during the disturbances
Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 3 of 5Card 3 of 5 - The Wrestlers. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community
Injured Ww1 SoldierA British soldier and his wife (or girlfriend) pose for the photographer, with the young mans lost leg stark evidence of the horrors of the conflict and the injuries suffered
Polish revolt against Russian dominationDuring the November Uprising, also known as the Cadet Revolution (1830-1831), Polish patriots attempt (unsuccessfully) to throw off Russian domination
World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese shipWorld War II vintage photograph - B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship in China Sea
Vintage photograph WW II - British Churchill tankVintage photograph World War II - British Churchill tank, Italian campaign, crossing of the Senio River
The Surrender at Sedan, Franco-Prussian WarThe Surrender at Sedan, 9 September 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. 1870
Map of the war in North Africa by G. H. DavisThe war in North Africa: a strategic contour map of the desert arena during the Second World War. Conflict began there in September 1940. Date: 1942
Night scene, Battle of Jutland, WW1Night scene during the Battle of Jutland, First World War, showing the German ship, SMS Thuringen, with its searchlights on a British ship. Date: 31 May 1916
Railway bridge at Sinzig Germany, Allied bombingVintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: damage to the railway bridge at Sinzig Germany following Allied bombing attacks
Blenheims and Messerschmitts by G. H. DavisThe fight between Bristol Blenheims and Messerschmitt 110 destroyer planes over the North Sea during the Second World War
CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. NORTH KIVU. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008). Kivu Conflict. Refugee camp of Mugunga I (20000 people), the oldest of the area. General view
CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. Goma. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008). Kivu Conflict. Nyiragongo volcano, that erupted the last time on 17th January 2008 destroying the city of Goma
Conflict of the Linn boys with the Indians. Print showing Linn brothers in hand-to-hand combat in a Native American village, Kentucky, ca. 1785. Date 1883
German bomb damage in ColchesterA photograph of Quartermaster-Sergeant Radjohn and his wife and baby son among the wreckage in their back-yard caused by a German bomb in February 1915
Entente Cordiale celebrationsThe Entente Cordiale between Britain and France aimed to resolve colonial disputes over territories such as Egypt and Morocco
Lord Roberts 1900FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier riding his arab charger, Volonel, which he rode to Kandahar in 1879 during the Afghan conflict
The Bishop of Durhams charge on the English side at the Battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Anthony Bek was Bishop of Durham and Patriarch of Jerusalem
Colonel Fitzgeralds Charge at San Sebastian, Peninsular War - Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, Irish officer in the British Army. Date: early 19th century
B-24 Liberator bombers Neuberg Austria. 1945Vintage World War II photograph - official US militaryphoto: b-24 Liberator bombers en route to drop fragmentation bombs on the airfield of Neuberg Austria. 1945
World War II transport planes & gliders ready EnglandVintage World War II photograph - transport planes and gliders ready for takeoff in England, for landings in the Netherlands
World War II ruins in the centre of BerlinWorld War II vintage photograph - ruins in the centre of Berlin, dust cloud from collapsing wall
World War II navy ship Pacific war against JapanVintage World War II photograph - navy ship releases a salvo in the Pacific war against Japan
Ancient Greek warships, the upper one with a turret. Date: BCE
Howitzers in action, Western Front, WW1Heavy howitzers in action on the Western Front, directed towards German trenches, First World War. 1914-1918
Death of James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews, at the hands of militant Covenanters in front of his daughter on Magus Muir, outside St Andrews, on 3 May 1679. 1679
Magazine cover, Automobilia and FlightMagazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight, Special Aviation Number. Depicting a battle at sea, with battleships, a submarine and aircraft. February 1909
The Russo-Japanese War - Interior sceneThe Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905
Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train passes MosqueA camel train passes a Mosque, following the Great Fire. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir
Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 1 of 5Card 1 of 5 - Preliminaries. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community
The war in DenmarkThe interior of West Duppel church, used by Prussian soldiers as a dormitory
Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack, the Sao Filipe, containing gold, spices and silk), off the Azores, 8 June 1587
Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire
Pyramid of captured German helmets WWI New York. 1919Pyramid of cpatured German helmets from World War I on Victory Way in New York City. 1919
World War II battle for Senio River in Italy, a flamethrowerVintage World War II photograph - 8th Army battle for the Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower in action
World War II view of Magdeburg after extensive bombingWorld War II vintage photograph - view of Magdeburg and its cathedral after extensive bombing of the city
WW II - Japanese navy officer surrenders on OkinawaVintage photograph World War II - Japanese navy officer surrenders to American soldiers on Okinawa
WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAFVintage World War II photograph - range of bombs ordnance dropped by bombers of the RAF
Mushroom cloud Nagasaki Japan in 1945, atomic bombMushroom cloud following the expolsion of Nagaski atomic bomb, Japan, World War II
World War II - a young captured German soldier in distress - reputed to be only 15 years old
American soldiers shake hands w. Russians River Elbe, 1945 WAmerican soldiers of the First Army shake hands with Russian counterparts as the two sides meet at Torgau on the River Elbe, 1945 World War II
Map of Third Crusade and Childrens CrusadeMap of the Third Crusade and the Childrens Crusade, showing various routes and territories. Date: 1190
Sir Hector Maclean of Duart, 2nd Baronet of Morvern, leading the charge at the Battle of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, fought between the English
Charge of the Clan Maclean infantry (a Highland Scottish clan) at the Battle of Kilsyth, near Stirling, Scotland, 15 August 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, at the Battle of Dunbar, Scotland, 3 September 1650
The Battle of Towton, West Riding of Yorkshire, fought in a snowstorm on 29 March 1461, during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). It was a Yorkist victory. Date: 1461
William Wallace, Scottish leader, talking to two Dominican friars who were acting as messengers for the English before the Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11 September 1297
Corporal John Shaw of the 2nd Life Guards fighting French cuirassiers at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. A large man, he was an obvious target for the enemy
Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First
Lord Howes Victory off the French island of Ushant, 1 June 1794, Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of June, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794
March of Ashanti warriors, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873
Charge of the Guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854, Crimean War Date: 1854
Kaffir Wars, South Africa, Attacking a Native Position (there were nine wars or conflicts between 1779 and 1879)
Battle of Gujrat, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), 21 February 1849. Date: 1849
WW2 Beethoven statue, Bonn, GermanyVintage WW2 World War Two photograph - statue of Beethoven in the centre of Bonn, Germany, stands amid the rubble following an Allied bombing raid
WWI: Bristol Company Red Cross Association, ParisVintage World War One photograph - WWI: Bristol Company Red Cross Association, Paris
