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Background imageDefence Collection: Ministers And The Republican Defence

Ministers And The Republican Defence
A pair of sketches of French ministers, the first shows a man listening closely to the chest of a larger man, saying Don't worry, you have nothing on your mind

Background imageDefence Collection: A Civil Defence training exercise

A Civil Defence training exercise, recovering a casualty Date: circa 1955

Background imageDefence Collection: Jules Favre, French lawyer and statesman

Jules Favre, French lawyer and statesman
Jules Favre (1809-1880), French lawyer and statesman, defender of Felice Orsini, Italian revolutionary. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageDefence Collection: Maria Pita (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Anonymous portrait

Maria Pita (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Anonymous portrait
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna in 1589 against the attack of the English

Background imageDefence Collection: Siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589

Siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589
Diary and relation of the siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589, by Captain Juan Varela. Manuscript, facsimile of the 19th century. From the Royal Galician Academy. Maria Pita House Museum

Background imageDefence Collection: Save for Defence

Save for Defence
This well-known Second World War Savings poster was designed by the leading British railway poster artist Frank Newbould. The design was highly regarded at the time and featured in Modern Publicity

Background imageDefence Collection: Lady Marguerite Strickland, with Alsation dog, Saxon

Lady Marguerite Strickland, with Alsation dog, Saxon
Lady Marguerite Strickland, in uniform, with her Alsation dog, Saxon. Captioned, Saxon and Anglo-Saxon on the Alert'. Lady Strickland in the uniform

Background imageDefence Collection: Two nurses in uniform, on thousands of sandbags

Two nurses in uniform, on thousands of sandbags
Two nurses in uniform, pictured on thousands of sandbags. Photographed from above, outside a hospital, with sandbags stored for defence

Background imageDefence Collection: Timucua Indian tribe

Timucua Indian tribe
History of the United States. 16th century French expedition. Florida. Timucua Indian tribe. Traditional architecture of the indigenous villages, with the installation of a defensive palisade

Background imageDefence Collection: Advert for Larola - For Face and Hands

Advert for Larola - For Face and Hands - bottle being held up by an ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Girl Date: 1940

Background imageDefence Collection: Auxiliary firewoman

Auxiliary firewoman
Mrs Aird, on duty in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) which was founded in 1938. Date: 1939

Background imageDefence Collection: Convair F-106B Delta Dart 58-0904

Convair F-106B Delta Dart 58-0904
United States Air Force (USAF) - Convair F-106B-65-CO Delta Dart 58-0904 (MSN 8-27-46), of the Air Defence Weapons Center (ADWC), Tyndall AFB, FL. Date: circa 1970

Background imageDefence Collection: iAi-1124N Westwind Seascan 4x - jyr - 929

iAi-1124N Westwind Seascan 4x - jyr - 929
israeli Defence Forces/Air Force - israel Aircraft industries iAi-1124N Westwind Seascan 4X-JYR / 929, at RAF Fairford for the Royal international Air Tattoo, on 24 July 1993. Date: 1993

Background imageDefence Collection: Barrage balloons protecting RAF station, Cardington, Beds

Barrage balloons protecting RAF station, Cardington, Beds
Barrage balloons protecting RAF station, Cardington, Bedfordshire Date: 1938

Background imageDefence Collection: Gunboat encounter between Nelson and Don Miguel Tyrason

Gunboat encounter between Nelson and Don Miguel Tyrason, 1797 - This was a service hand-to-hand with swords, in which my Coxswain John Sykes twice saved my life. Date: 1797

Background imageDefence Collection: General Dynamics F-16A Block 10 Fighting Falcon 79-0325

General Dynamics F-16A Block 10 Fighting Falcon 79-0325
United States Air Force - General Dynamics F-16A Block 10 Fighting Falcon 79-0325 (msn 61-110), of the South Carolina Air National Guard, during a Coronet Solo deployment to RAF Wittering

Background imageDefence Collection: Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419

Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419 (msn G5-423772), of Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. (on loan from the Ministry of defence), at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament International 1992, on 13 June 1992

Background imageDefence Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou 304

de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou 304
Abu Dhabi Defence Force - de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou 304 (msn 284), at Blackbushe during delivery flight, en-route to Abu Dhabi. Date: circa 1969

Background imageDefence Collection: Hawker Hunter FR. 74B 526

Hawker Hunter FR. 74B 526
Singapore Air Defence Command - Hawker Hunter FR.74B 526 (msn S4/U/3308, ex XF432), of 140 Squadron, seen during a downpour at RAF Seletar. Date: circa 1972

Background imageDefence Collection: Hawker Hunter Mk. 74A 517

Hawker Hunter Mk. 74A 517
Singapore Air Defence Command - Hawker Hunter Mk.74A 517 (msn 41H/688080, ex XJ689), during delivery, on a refuelling stop at RAF Luqa, Malta. Date: circa 1971

Background imageDefence Collection: English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ814 M

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ814 M
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra B.2 WJ814 M, of No.98 Squadron, based at RAF Cottesmore, used for radar calibration of the United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment. Date: circa 1970

Background imageDefence Collection: McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle 79-0059

McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle 79-0059
United States Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-15B-7-MC Eagle 79-0059 (msn 0025-B005), at Luke Air Force Base, in January 1976. Transferred to the Israeli Defence Forces - Air Force as 110 in 1992

Background imageDefence Collection: Hawker Hunter FGA. 74 508

Hawker Hunter FGA. 74 508
Singapore Air Defence Command - Hawker Hunter FGA.74 508 (ex F.6 XE615, ex G-9-305) Date: circa 1973

Background imageDefence Collection: Sud-Aviation SE. 3160 Alouette III 202

Sud-Aviation SE. 3160 Alouette III 202
Singapore Air Defence Command - Sud-Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III 202 (msn 1618) Date: circa 1973

Background imageDefence Collection: Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter O-22612

Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter O-22612
United States Air Force - Boeing C-97G-24-BO Stratofreighter O-22612 (msn 16643, 52-2612), of the 142nd Air Transport Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard

Background imageDefence Collection: Scottish Aviation Bulldog 120 G-BHZR

Scottish Aviation Bulldog 120 G-BHZR (msn BH120-410), ex Botswana Defence Force. Date: circa 1995

Background imageDefence Collection: Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport, in November 1977

Background imageDefence Collection: Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and author (1872-1970)

Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and author (1872-1970), sitting on the pavement with other protesters as part of a CND demonstration in London, under a large banner: Committee of 100

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 poster, Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National - Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire

WW1 poster, Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National - Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire! (Subscribe to the National War Loan - For the Flag! For Victory!) Date: 1917

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 poster, Emprunt National 1918, Societe Generale, pour nous rendre entiere la douce terre de

WW1 poster, Emprunt National 1918, Societe Generale, pour nous rendre entiere la douce terre de France (National War Loan 1918... to return to us all the sweet land of France). Date: 1918

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 poster, Pour le dernier quart d'heure aidez moi! (For the last quarter of an hour help me)

WW1 poster, Pour le dernier quart d'heure aidez moi! (For the last quarter of an hour help me)
WW1 poster, Pour le dernier quart d'heure... aidez moi! (For the last quarter of an hour... help me!) Les souscriptions a l'Emprunt National (subscriptions to the National War Loan)

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 poster, Pour Le Triomphe, Souscrivez a l'emprunt national

WW1 poster, Pour Le Triomphe, Souscrivez a l'emprunt national (for victory subscribe to the national war loan). Date: 1917

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 poster, 4e Emprunt National - Souscrivez (4th National War Loan - Subscribe)

WW1 poster, 4e Emprunt National - Souscrivez (4th National War Loan - Subscribe) - Societe Centrale des Banques de Province, Rue Cambon, Paris. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 poster, 3e Emprunt de la Defense Nationale (Third National Defence War Loan), French Republic

WW1 poster, 3e Emprunt de la Defense Nationale (Third National Defence War Loan), French Republic. Date: 1918

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 poster, Debout dans la tranchee (Standing in the trench) - A French soldier in the dawn light

WW1 poster, Debout dans la tranchee (Standing in the trench) - A French soldier in the dawn light, dreaming of victory and his own fireside - he can be sure of victory, and return home

Background imageDefence Collection: Auxiliary Territorial Service using search lights at night to spot on coming aircraft. Date: 1943

Auxiliary Territorial Service using search lights at night to spot on coming aircraft. Date: 1943

Background imageDefence Collection: Victorian Scrap, death of General Gordon

Victorian Scrap, death of General Gordon. circa late 1880s

Background imageDefence Collection: WW1 - British soldiers firing from a captured German trench

WW1 - British soldiers firing from a captured German trench
WW1 - British soldiers firing from a defensive position in a captured German trench, strewn with the bodies of their vanquished foe. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDefence Collection: Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2

Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2
Bomb damage in a London suburb during the Second World War (23 August 1940). Bombs were dropped in the early hours of the morning

Background imageDefence Collection: Spanish Civil War. Firemen and members of

Spanish Civil War. Firemen and members of the Passive Defence after a bombardment in Barceloneta (April 1938)

Background imageDefence Collection: Spnaish Civil War (1936-1939). Carriage gate

Spnaish Civil War (1936-1939). Carriage gate on the western facade of the Alcazar of Toledo. Painting by A. Kemer. Watercolour. SPAIN. Madrid. Military Historical Service

Background imageDefence Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Dead militia men

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Dead militia men during the defence of Irun (September 1936). SPAIN. Madrid. Fundacion de Estudios Libertarios Anselmo Lorenzo (FAL)

Background imageDefence Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Ganar la guerra

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Ganar la guerra primero (First Win the War). Poster edited by the Delegation of Propaganda and Press of the Defence Delegate Junta of Madrid. SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imageDefence Collection: Spanish Civil War Building An Air Raid Shelter

Spanish Civil War Building An Air Raid Shelter
spanish, civil, war, building, an, air, raid, shelter, in, the, factory, serra, i, balet, gava, september, spain, monistrol, de, montserrat, library, of, abbey, vertical, upright, black, and, white

Background imageDefence Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La garra del

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La garra del invasor italiano pretende esclavizarnos (The Clutches of the Italian Invader Try to Enslave Us)

Background imageDefence Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Last war report

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Last war report, broadcasted by Radio Nacional de Espana. Signed in Burgos by Francisco Franco on 1st April 1939, it ended the Second Republic and the Civil War. SPAIN

Background imageDefence Collection: Spanish Civil War. Julian Besteiro announcing

Spanish Civil War. Julian Besteiro announcing on the radio the decision of the Defence National Council to finish the resistance of Madrid (15th March 1939). Photo by Alfonso Sanchez Garcia

Background imageDefence Collection: SPAIN. Madrid. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

SPAIN. Madrid. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Defence of Madrid. Antonio Ortega talking to other comandments in a barricade (1936)



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