Defence Collection (page 16)

Old defences, Fortress of Havana, Cuba
Old defences, Fortress of Havana (Morro Castle), Cuba. Date: circa 1930

China - Watch-tower on the Great Wall. Date: circa 1920s

Civil Defence Handbook
Advising the Householder on Protection against Nuclear Attack cover

Civil Defence Handbook, warnings
Civil Defence Handbook, what to do if it happens and warnings

Civil Defence Handbook, what to do and life after attack
Civil Defence Handbook, what to do immediately after attack and life under fall-out conditions

Civil Defence Handbook, continuation of life after attack
Civil Defence Handbook, a continuation of life under fall-out conditions

Civil Defence Handbook, basic facts continued & protection
Civil Defence Handbook with continued basic facts, and instructions for protection measures in the event of an attack

Civil Defence Handbook, warnings continued

Civil Defence Handbook, continued emergency equipment and supplies in the even of an attack. Such equipment consisted of food, water and a safeguard for the water supply

Civil Defence Handbook, introduction and basic facts
Civil Defence Handbook introduction and facts, pages 4 and 5. Highlights the events following on from a H-bomb explosion

Civil Defence Handbook, First Aid Kit Contents

Civil Defence Handbook, continued protection and equipment
Civil Defence Handbook with continued protection measures and emergency equipment and supplies

Meeting between Louis XVI and the Minister Lamoignon-Maleshe
Meeting between Louis XVI (1754-1793) and the Minister Lamoignon-Malesherbes (1721-1794), afterwards counsel for the defence of Louis XVI. Engraving by Blanpain. 19th century. Colored

Syria. Qal at Ja bar castle on the left bank of Lake Assad. Near Ar-Raqqah. Bastion. Near East. Photo before the Syrian civil war

Cannon used to defend the city during the siege of Sevastopol (1854-1856), episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). Sevastopol. Ukraine

Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument to Russian General Eduard Ivan
Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument (1909) to Russian General Eduard Ivanovich Totleben (1818-1884) and defenders of the city during the Crimean War. Crimean Peninsula

Spain. Aragon. Jaca. The Citadel (16th century)
Spain. Aragon. Jaca. The Citadel, built in the 16th century by Tiburzio Spannocchi

French Police Cadets
French police cadets being trained in self defence at a police school in Paris, France. Date: 1930s

William Beckford - 6
WILLIAM BECKFORD - Alderman of the City of London, twice Lord Mayor, making his outspoken reply to George III in defence of liberty, 23 May 1770. Date: 1709 - 1770

Tartar Fortress 1380
A tartar fortress in medieval Russia, built with defence in mind. Date: circa 1380

15th Cent. German Castle
A German castle dominates the landscape : the citadel - the ultimate line of defence - is at the top of the hill, but the bulk of the apartments are in the lower buildings. Date: 15th century

Royalist Defence
A Royalist household defend themselves against the Parliamentary forces : the women help by loading the muskets for the men, watched by a King Charles spaniel. Date: circa 1645

Animal Defence Society
THE ANIMAL DEFENDERS At Home and Bazaar on behalf of the Animal Defence Society, at the Ritz Hotel, London. The popular actor Sir Owen Nares will hold the auction. Date: 27 November 1930

Philippines Cadets 1930S
Filippino cadets in their class in Manila. They received thorough training from U.S. officers in the defence of their homeland. Date: 1930s

Upper Class Pranks C17
Attack and Defence Fun and games at the Manor House. Date: 17th century

Franz Totleben
Franz Edvard Ivanovich, count Totleben (1818 - 1884) Russian military commander, best known for his brilliant defence of Sebastopol in the Crimea war

Bombing Italy Defences
An Italian defence tower destroyed by Allied bombing. Date: circa 1942

Christine De Pisan / Mono
CHRISTINE DE PISAN French writer, including several works in defence of women Date: 1364? - 1430

Dreyfus / Defence Counsel
Dreyfus, returned to France for his re-trial from his life imprisonment on Devils Island, meets his counsel, Labori and Demange Date: 1899

Dreyfus Stands Trial
Captain Dreyfus gives his defence at his re-trial in Rennes at which he was re- convictd but later pardoned by President Loubet Date: 1899

J E W Inglis & Family
Sir John Eardley Wilmot INGLIS Military commander, in charge of the defence of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny, with his family who were there too Date: 1814 - 1862

Torpedo Nets
To protect warships from enemy torpedoes, torpedo-nets were hung from the sides of the ship : as here, on a French warship at Toulon Date: 1886

G a E Heathfield
George Augustus Eliot, LORD HEATHFIELD, famous for his defence of Gibraltar, of which he is here depicted holding the key Date: 1717 - 1790

1848 / Monti Berice Defend
Defence of Monti Berice Date: 1848

An attack at Peking by Boxer rebels
European legations at Peking are attacked by the rebels during the Boxer Rebellion. Date: 1900

Defence of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
The defence of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, and the heroism of Sergeant Jasper. Date: circa 1813

A Nation in Arms
Promotional postcard for A Nation in Arms. The scroll under Britannia and her trumpet reads, Defence Not Defiance. This is a propaganda play in favour of more territorial soldiers

Three British bulldogs on a greetings card
Three British bulldogs standing on a Union Flag on a greetings card -- Defenders of the Empire. Date: early 20th century

Fort Charlotte, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, built in the late 18th century. Date: circa 1910

Fort Montagu, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, built in the early 1740s. Date: circa 1910

Christmas and New Year card, British War Office
Christmas and New Year card (front), British War Office, with blue and red ribbon, and a golden lion on a crown. Date: 1951

WW2 poster, In a raid, keep your gas mask always with you
WW2 Civil Defence poster, In a raid, keep your gas mask always with you. Date: early 1940s

Winston Churchill in East Scotland, 1940 with troops
Mr Winston Churchill, hat in hand despite the rain, watches a march-past of troops during his visit to coastal districts of East Scotland, where he inspected more of Britains defences

Sea defence work at Torcross, Devon. circa 1980s

Napoleon Buonaparte on the coast of France
DREAMS" - Napoleon Buonaparte on the coast of France. Dreams, 1805.Watercolour drawing by William Barnes Wollen, 1890 (c).Depicts Napoleon I, 1805.Associated with the Napoleonic Wars

Cartoon, Westminster Conscripts under the Training Act, by James Gillray. Showing Napoleon training a group of British politicians, including Charles James Fox

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