Propaganda poster for the RAF during World War Two. Victory of the Allies is assured. Intensive bombing of Germanys war industries continues
HMS Iron Duke and the Great Fire of Smyrna, 1922A vivid photograph of the burning of Smyrna after its capture by the Turks, with HMS Iron Duke, the flagship of the Mediterranean fleet, in the foreground. Date: 1922
Bouncing BombPlans for Operation Chastise drawn by Sir Barnes Neville Wallis for the bouncing bomb used in the raid known as the Dambusters in World War II Date: c. 1943
City of London 1945A panorama of London by Cecil Brown, architect and painter, commenced in 1942, completed in 1945, showing the results of the wartime bombing of the area and dedicated to the citizens of London
Card commemorating Graf Spee destruction, WW2Card commemorating the destruction of the German cruiser, Admiral Graf Spee, on 13 December 1939 by HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles following the Battle of the River Plate. Date: 1939
Damage to Canterbury Cathedral Library, WW2 - Baedeker Blitz" Canterbury under fire" - Damage sustained to the Cathedal LIbrary examined by Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2
Arch of Titus. Rome. ItalyRoman Art. Arch of Titus. Erected in the year 81 to commemorate the conquest of Titus against the Jews. It features carved scenes of the conquest and subsequent destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70)
The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. National Library. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon. Louvre
The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1The destruction of the German Zeppelin L-21 over Cuffley, Hertfordshire after being shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2nd/3rd September 1916
LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, HackneyA major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London
WW1 - White Chateau, Hollebeke in ruinscirca 1910s
Types of war bombs in use by G. H. DavisInstruments of destruction: types of war bombs in use during the Second World War. A comparative chart showing the various types, including the incendiary, the high explosive, the armour piercing
The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy. ca. 1470. Detail. Hecuba entrusts her daughter Polyxena to Antenor during the assault of the Achaeans
Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1Aerial photograph (Canadian) of the ruined suburbs of Arras in northern France, taken from a kite balloon during the First World War. Date: November 1917
Playing a piano amid the destruction - The BlitzOne of the men working on debris clearance in London succeeded in wresting a tune from this battered piano - circa late 1940
Old St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 17th centuryIllustration showing the old St. Pauls Cathedral, London, prior to its destruction in the Great Fire of London in 1666
RAF Bombers breaching the Mohne Dam; Second World War, 1943Drawing showing the destruction of the Mohne Dam in Westphalia, Germany, by the squadron of Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers who came to be known as The Dambusters, 16th May 1943
Athelney in Somerset, the most flooded village in EnglandAthelney in Somerset, devastated by floods in 1930 showing the only method of travel around the area - in Venetian style, by boat
SIREN SONGThe Siren sings her song, luring sailors to destruction
BUNYAN / PROGRESS 11This panoramic view shows you how far the pilgrims must travel from the City of Destruction until they cross the river to their destination. Date: first published 1678
Seven Sopwith 2F1 Camels lined up on the deck of HMS Furious prior to the raid on the Tondern airship sheds on 19 July 1918
Pride goeth before destruction. Illustration shows Richard Croker inflated like a hot air balloon, wearing a medallion showing the Tammany Tiger
Bow Church and Bread Street, London - following WW2 BlitzBow Church and Bread Street, London - following the WW2 Blitz on London by the German Luftwaffe. Date: circa 1941
Panorama of Richmond, Virginia after capture by FederalsPanorama of the city of Richmond, Virginia (the top engraving joins with the lower one, end to end) in April 1865 when it was entered by Federal troops after the Confederacy had evacuated the city
Bethune 1918One of the less damaged streets in Bethune on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1918
Ruins of YpresRuins of the Cathedral in Ypres, Belgium on the Western Front during World War I
Abbots Leigh church after the fireEngraving of the church in Abbots Leigh near Bristol, which suffered a fire on 20th February 1848. The fire was thought to have originated from the flues of a stove becoming over-heated
The Boston Tea Party - a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773
WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed - Passage over SommeWW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed (by dynamite by the retreating German forces) - Passage over Somme cleared by British Army. Date: 1917
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Lot's Wife)
WW2 - The Little Doves Of DestructionA front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, The Little Doves Of Destruction, written by George Wolfenden
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz
Houses of Parliament in London destroyed by fire Date: 1834
Coventry Cathedral in ruins after bombing, WW2 Date: 1940
Weaponry, Middle Ages. Bombard. Engraving by SerraBombard. Cannon used throughout the Middle Ages an the Early Modern Period. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019
Medieval war machine. Catapult. Parabolic motion machine, used to launch long-distance projectiles. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019
A stunt car flies through the air over a row of other cars, watched by spectators. Date: 1960s
A stunt car flies through the air over a bonfire of tyres, watched by spectators standing in the rain. Date: 1960s
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Soviet propaganda poster. Death to World ImperialismRussia. Communism. Soviet propaganda poster. Death to World Imperialism. Date:
WW1 - Death and the Aviator - Russian propaganda card, casting the German Aviator as the bringer of death and destruction. Date: circa 1915
Death of a stuntman, EastbourneDeath of a stuntman at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne. John Bell, aged 23, was being towed behind a car on a wooden sledge when, as part of the stunt
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German Peasants War (1524-1525). Fires and looting by the German reformer, Thomas Muntzer (1491-1525) and his people during the rebellion. Colored engraving. 19th century
Spain. Belchite. Belfry in ruinsSpain. Belchite. Ruins of the belfry of a church, destroyed in the Battle of the Ebro (1937), during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Winter night on the French front at Verdun 1917A dramatic scene of 32nd Regiment of infantry amongst the action and destruction in the trenches in Verdun, France
Dead cattle, Mission Street, San Francisco, California, USADead cattle amidst the rubble on Mission Street, San Francisco, California, USA, after the earthquake and fire, 18 April 1906. 1906
Circe by Will DysonCartoon by the Australian cartoonist and artist, Will Dyson (1880-1938). Dyson made his name on the Sydney Bulletin and then in London on the Daily Herald where his cartoons during the First World
