Defensive Collection (page 6)

French defences WWI
Inside a French defensive bunker with a machine gun in action during World War I

Toledo, Spain - Bridge of San Martin - finished early 14th century; the defensive towers at either end were built in the 13th and 16th centuries

Defensive positions WWII
Soldiers wearing camouflage rendering themselves invisible in the snow mount a vigilant guard during the Winter War in Finland during World War II

The Sforza Tower - Milan, Italy, part of the Castello Sforzesco. In the 14th Century a huge defensive castle was built by Galeazzo Visconti II

Montenegro - Perast
View of the attractive town of Perast, Montenegro. Venice owned the city between 1420 and 1797. Perast was part of the Venetian Albania

British Armoured Vehicles advancing in Normandy; Second Worl
Photograph showing British Armoured vehicles and tanks heading off to attack German positions in Normandy, France, during July 1944

French Defensive Outpost near Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Engraving showing French Gardes Mobiles, territorial soldiers called up for the war, on patrol between Forts Bicetre and Ivry, near Paris, during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870

Scotland vs. Wales Football Match, 1930
Photograph of some of the goal-mouth action that took place during the match between Scotland and Wales, in Glasgow, 1930

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

E G Wynyard - Cricketer
Captain E G Wynyard (Teddy Wynyard) D.S.O. - cricketer for Hampshire and England. An all-round sportsman, Wynyard was Champion of Europe in toboganning in 1894

A Maclaren - Cricketer
Archie C MacLaren - Cricketer for Lancashire and England

Kronstadt Harbour
A sailing vessel enters the harbour, passing the defensive forts

French Defensive Mines
Engineers of the French army laying defensive mines to hamper an enemy attack

Defensive Position
French infantry take up a defensive position behind earthworks, where they await the enemy attack with fortitude and resolution

Sicily / Lipari & Castle
The volcanic island of Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily, showing the 13th century fortified walls & castle

Swedish Frigate
The frigate - steam- powered but sail-assisted - sails past one of the defensive forts on the Swedish coast, passing a paddle steamer and some fishing vessels

WAR HORSE
War horse wearing armour and defensive protection

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