Defending Collection (page 3)

Air Raids on England - WW2
The Air War that commenced in England last night was continued this evening: Raids are being made on London and its surroundings by enemy bombing aircraft

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Sam shooting an arrow at an archer defending an enchanted castle, from Firdawsis Shahnama (gouache on paper). F12v. Persian art. Safavid period

Le Brun, Charles (1619-1690). Moses Defending

Spain. Second Republic (1936-1939). Poster of Dreta de Catalunya (Right of Catalonia) defending the Catholic school

Crusades. Guillaume de Clermont defending Ptolemais (Acre) in 1291. After an original painting by Dominique Papety (1845). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

Garibaldi defending Rome. Litography

Brazil (18th c.). English ships at the Bay of RЯ de Janeiro defending their economic interests, after a painting

Crime Prevention / 1930
" Defending the home" : a rather elegant woman with a gun, prepared for any eventuality.. Date: 1930

Battle scene - soldiers storming a fort, engaging troops defending the fort. Date between 1895 and 1900

Patriotic French postcard, Defending the Flag, WW1
A patriotic French postcard produced during the First World War, entitled Defending the Flag. Showing a French soldier receiving the flag from a dying colleague

Defending Law and Order
Generals Cavaignac and Lamoriciere ride through the streets of Paris, surveying the damage and debating how to deal with the insurrection. Date: 22 June 1848

Defending Willebroek Canal, Belgium, WW1
Belgian troops defending the Willebroek Canal, Belgium, during the German advance on Antwerp, First World War. Showing men resting their rifles on sandbags piled up along the banks

American infantry in action near St Mihiel, France, WW1
American troops of the 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, dug in and defending a farm used as a temporary stronghold, near St Mihiel, north eastern France, during the First World War

Belgian soldiers defending a road, WW1
Belgian soldiers defending a road during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Italian soldiers in action near Piave River, Italy, WW1
Italian soldiers (marines) in action, defending their position near the Piave River, northern Italy, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Defending German officials house, Windhoek, SW Africa
Five men (three white and two black) ready to defend a German officials house at Windhoek, in German South West Africa (now Namibia)

Dublin Easter Rising - May, 1916
Dublin Easter Rising - view behind the barricade - British troops under fire on Talbot Street, holding a barricade against a rebel charge - May 1916

D-Day - American troops taking cover
American troops, including a heavy machine gunner (r) take shelter behind an earth bank during the assault on the normandy coast

A batsman exhibitis four different shots
A combination action photograph of a batsman, in full cricket kit, plays four different shots, from the classic forward defensive shot (left) through to a cover drive (right)

Beafeater on book serialisation poster
The stern and unmisstakeable profile of a Beefeater Guard from the Tower of London used as the main illustration on a poster advertsing the serialisation of the book Ghosts of London by H V Morton in

Dyak Warrior with fantastic shield
A Dyak warrior chief from Singapore, bearing a fantastic slender leaf-shaped carved wooden shield and carrying a spear, ready to (seemingly) throw at the photographer!

RAF fighter chasing a V-1 Flying Bomb; Second World War, 1
Photograph showing a Royal Air Force fighter airplane (right) chasing a German V-1 Flying Bomb rocket over Southern England, 1944

D aubusson at Rhodes
During the siege of Rhodes by the Turks, Pierre d Aubusson, Grand Master of the defending Knights Hospitallers, offers the command to his brother Antoine

Anti-aircraft battery
A typical battery of special anti-aircraft guns defending Paris against zeppelins and aeroplanes

American Indians. On the outskirts of the camp
Sioux brave defending the boundary of the camp with a bow and arrow

British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege
Photograph showing British and American troops stacking dynamite charges against the railing of Nijmegen Bridge, September 1944

Turkish Troops
Turkish troops in the field : besides defending their European conquests they are continually obliged to protect their borders with Russia

Andre Montalembert
ANDRE DE MONTALEMBERT, comte d Esse. French military, commander of the French forces in Scotland (!), governor of Teroane (where ?) which he died defending

Defence of Barricade
Defending the barricade in the boulevard Haussmann

Refreshments
Women bring refreshments for the Communards defending the barricades

The Last Barricade
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

Defending Barricade
Communards defend their barricade in the rue Saint- Antoine

The Last Barricade 2
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

Loving Cup Presented to John Wilkes, 1772
Engraving of a Loving Cup presented to John Wilkes, MP and Lord Mayor of London, by the City Corporation on 24th January 1772 in commemoration of his valuable services in defending the freedom of

Game / Winter / Ice Castle
Snowballers attacking and defending an ice castle

1555 / Fighting Snakes
Swedish countryfolk fighting serpents

Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales. These magnificent ruins are all that remains of this great military fortress, built c. 1463 for defending the Welsh Border

Guatemozin Surrenders
After three months of heroically defending Tenochtitlan, GUATEMOZIN, son- in-law and successor of Montezuma, surrenders to CORTEZ

Military / Scenes / Sieges
Soldiers defending at a castle turret during a siege

Explosion at Rome
A mine explodes in the barracks of the French zouaves, defending the pope at Rome : accident or sabotage ?

Defending a Fort
As the enemy approaches, the defenders prepare to repel them with guns and bows : by pulling on ropes, half-cut trees can be felled to fall on the attackers

Defending a Coast
As a hostile fleet approaches the coast, the defences are manned - chiefly crossbows behind protective screens

This Fortress Built by Nature
A symbolic image showing a lone soldier defending the White Cliffs

Barrage Balloons Down
German Messerschmitt 109s destroy barrage balloons defending London

Mary Ann Clarke
MARY ANNE CLARKE, mistress of Frederick duke of York (2nds of G3 and commander-in-chief) is accused of selling his patronage; defending herself brilliantly she is acquitted

Mary Ann Clarke at War
MARY ANNE CLARKE, mistress of Frederick duke of York (2nds of G3 and commander-in-chief) is accused of selling his patronage; defending herself brilliantly she is acquitted

PADEREWSKI PROTECTED
IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI Police Protection for Pianists -Paderewski defended on stage from his over-enthusiastic fans!

Brasidas Drops Shield
The Spartan admiral Brasidas, bombarded by Athenians defending the fortress of Pylos, drops his shield into the sea, an omen to the Greeks, who soon defeat him

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