Defences Collection (page 3)

British Air Defence Exercises - Searchlight operators
Air Defence Exercises - 90cm Anti-Aircraft Searchlight operators. Date: circa 1940

Gardiners Battery, Gibraltar
Soldiers of Gardiners Battery, Gibraltar. circa 1890

Water protection of Antwept 1914
German artillery becoming bogged in flooded meadows in Antwerp. Wading through water up to their waist with ditches and uneven ground made it impossible to attempt to cross some of these swampted

Water Defences, Japan
Man seated on impressive water/tidal defences, a wall of bundled rocks - Japan. Date: circa 1891

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

Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Syria / Archaeology
A reconstruction, based on German archaeological excavations, of the basic layout of the North Syrian walled city of Sendschirli. Date: late 19th century

First Barricade / Commune
Construction of the first barricade. Date: 18 March 1871

VAN / TURKEY / C. 1880
The town of Van (Van Kalesi) which became the capital of the Urartian Empire in the 9th century BCE. Its natural defences rise out of a flat lakeside plain. Date: circa 1880

Paratroops Landing 1944
Allied paratroops land behind the enemy lines, to take the German defences in the rear Date: 6 June 1944

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

Austrians V Russians
On the frontiers of Galicia, Austrians fire on Russian reconnaissance flights - an early example of anti-aircraft defences in action ! Date: January 1913

NWFP - Khyber Pass - Showing Railway Bridge, Tunnel and defences. Date: circa 1920s

Edirne Gate - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1921

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

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

WW1 - German anti-Aircraft defences
WW1 - German anti-aircraft defences attacking two aircrafts from the ground in Berlin. Four Germans man the large gunned artillery vehicle

WW2 Christmas card, Balloon Barrage
WW2 Christmas card, 908 Squadron RAF, Balloon Barrage (based in Essex). Date: 1939

A Visit to the Alpini by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
You might think the Austrians were safe on top of a place like this - but they re not. Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander showing three Austrian soldiers staked out atop a

Fortified costal towns, 1915
A few hints to the enemy: fortified costal towns which are likely next to be attacked. Bexhill, Blackpool, Bognor, Clacton

Duralium from either the Zeppelin L32 or L33
A piece of the Duralium from either the Zeppelin L32 or L33 brought down by air defences at Billericay on September 23rd-24th 1916

The defences of the village of Caestre
Scale 1/2500 of the defences of the village of Caestre - April 1918, showing 11 machine gun positions, trenches and barbed wire produced by 286681, E. North, 90th Field Coy, Royal Engineers

The Watchers by Dudley Tennant, WW1 floodlights
A mother tucks her young child up in bed while looking at the lights projected across the sky by searchlights searching for enemy aircraft during the First World War. Date: 1917

The Coming Raid, Notes from the East Coast by Will Owen
A page of humorous sketches on the subject of the East Coast bombardment of Britain during the First World War, from confused landladies not knowing what to do with their potential guests to old

Anti-invasion ring of fire by G. H. Davis
Britains wall of flame: the ordeal by fire prepared for German invaders on sea, land, and in the air. Showing the details and layout of an anti-invasion ring of fire: devices for converting beaches

Searchlight command by G. H. Davis
Searchlight command: the men who point the way for Britains anti-aircraft guns and night fighters during the Second World War

Fortified port of Dakar by G. H. Davis
The fortified port of Dakar, French West Africa, bristling with defences during the Second World War. It was formerly a German stronghold, full of U-boats. Date: 1942

Lancasters use low-flying tactics by G. H. Davis
Lancasters use low-flying tactics in the Le Creusot (Schneider Works, 17 October) and Milan raids (military targets, 24 October) during the Second World War: new problems set for the enemy

Medieval fortifications, France
Four examples of French medieval fortifications, with two plans

The Taking of Breda
Maurits van Nassau takes Breda, heavily fortified by the Spanish, by a Trojan- horse trick - his troops hide in a ship laden with turf, which penetrates the defences. Date: 1590

Fortified Village - Yemen. Date: circa 1908

Beijing, China - City Wall, Rickshaw Stand and market stalls Date: circa 1910s

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Sandcastle with lack of barbed wire
Winston Churchill: " This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm!". Lady in deckchair watching her son build a sandcastle in a garden sandpit: " There

Panoramic view of Belgrade, Serbia from the River Sava Date: circa 1899

Thessaloniki, Greece - Panoramic View with Ramparts
Thessaloniki, Greece - Panoramic View featuring the Ramparts of the Old Town and two rather unusual inset photographs showing a group of four Ottoman Turkish soldiers

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Ramparts. Date: circa 1910s

Spithead Fort is one of the Martello Towers built in 1804 as a defence against the anticipated French invasion of England. They are retained as coastal defences Date: circa 1910

Citadel at Birecik, Turkey - View over the rooftops
The Citadel at Birecik (also known as Bithra, Berecug, Beredjik, Bile or Bir), a town and district of Sanliurfa Province of Turkey, on the River Euphrates. Date: circa 1910s

Coastal gun protecting the Canadian seaboard - WW2
Ponderous coastal gun protecting the Canadian seaboard - WW2 Date: circa 1940

French WW2 Propaganda postcard - Siegfried Line leaking
French WW2 Propaganda postcard showing the German Defensive Siegfried Line having been attacked and sprung a leak! The fish is wittily asking the bashed-up German soldiers

German Luftwaffe Barrage Balloon - WWII Date: circa 1940

Prince of Wales Martello Tower, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Prince of Wales Martello Tower in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nine of the fourteen Martello towers built in Canada still survive

Sfax, Tunisia - The Rampart walls and Water Tower. Date: circa 1910s

The German line of defence - Battle of the Somme - WWI
The German line of defence between Curlu and Hem-Monacu - Battle of the Somme - WWI. Date: circa 1916

The Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan Coast, North Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Cuba - Walls of Fort Havana, Havana
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabana, known as La Cabana (Fort of Saint Charles) - an 18th-century fortress complex, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbour entrance in Havana, Cuba

Istanbul, Turkey - Rumeli Hisari in silhouette
Istanbul, Turkey - A Tower of the Rumeli Hisari in silhouette seen through an arch. Date: 1927

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