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Background imageEnemies Collection: Christmas Truce / Photo

Christmas Truce / Photo
British and German soldiers fraternising on Christmas Day abandoning their respective trenches to exchange gifts, play sports and forget the war for one day

Background imageEnemies Collection: Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814

Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814-02-01). Napoleon, at the head of a blue division of the guard, recovers the hamlet of Giberie. Colored engraving

Background imageEnemies Collection: A Cat and Dog Life by George Studdy

A Cat and Dog Life by George Studdy
Bonzo finds that sharing life with the household cat bears out the old phrase - a cat-and-dog life. Bonzo, the cartoon canine creation of artist George Studdy in The Sketch

Background imageEnemies Collection: Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti

Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti
Soldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast. In 1873

Background imageEnemies Collection: Thrilling Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Giant Ants

Thrilling Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Giant Ants
HANDS ACROSS THE VOID - The giant ants of Titan help the Earth travellers against their enemies

Background imageEnemies Collection: Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon

Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" You re comin along with me, my lad, as soon as this is over!" (Hermann feels he DOES know a better ole). Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander magazine showing his famous

Background imageEnemies Collection: My Mistake by George Studdy

My Mistake by George Studdy
Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy zooms enthusiastically towards a mean looking cat and then casually walks by when he realises the cat is standing his ground

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - U-14 rammed by British steam trawler, the Oceanic II

WW1 - U-14 rammed by British steam trawler, the Oceanic II
WW1 - SM U-14 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. On the 5th June 1915, U-14 was disabled by gunfire from armed British trawler, Oceanic II

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - The torpedoing of the RMS Falaba, 28th March 1915

WW1 - The torpedoing of the RMS Falaba, 28th March 1915
WW1 - A view from on board the RMS Falaba, showing the German U-Boat U-28 alongside it. The liner tried its best to escape, but the British steamship was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine

Background imageEnemies Collection: The Boyhood of Fionn

The Boyhood of Fionn
The boyhood of Fionn (Finn) mac Cumhaill in the forest of Slieve Bloom where he was hidden from his fathers enemies. He & a horse look solemnly at each other

Background imageEnemies Collection: You deserve

You deserve... a smack in the nose!

Background imageEnemies Collection: Cathars Maltreat Enemies

Cathars Maltreat Enemies
Cathars (Albigeois) ill-treat their enemies : anti-Cathar propaganda by Catholic convert Collin de Plancy who had formerly opposed the Church

Background imageEnemies Collection: Poster, Telling a friend may mean telling the enemy, WW2

Poster, Telling a friend may mean telling the enemy, WW2. 1940s

Background imageEnemies Collection: Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Remember Dien Bien Phu

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Remember Dien Bien Phu (victory for Vietnamese forces against the French after a four-month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh in May 1954)

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - Dardanelles Campaign - Australians cornering the enemy

WW1 - Dardanelles Campaign - Australians cornering the enemy
WW1 - Dardanelles Campaign - Progress in Gallipoli as the Australian troops advance up hill, yet corner and attack a Turkish detachmment

Background imageEnemies Collection: Cannibalism Cooking Dead Humans Fiji Fijian Native

Cannibalism Cooking Dead Humans Fiji Fijian Native
cannibalism, cooking, dead, humans, fiji, fijian, native, barbaric, rite, traditions, pacific, islanders, fierce, warriors, enemies, consuming, cannibal, cannibalisation, cannibals, body, bodies

Background imageEnemies Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Farmer! Your

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Farmer! Your enemies made you work from sunrise ti susnet to feed them. Now, when the land is yours, work from sunrise to sunset to annihilate them. Poster

Background imageEnemies Collection: Beatus of Liebana

Beatus of Liebana. Sheet 150. Death of the Beast and the enemies of God. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. Proc: SPAIN

Background imageEnemies Collection: FLIGHT OF LEUDASTE

FLIGHT OF LEUDASTE
The lecherous and devious Leudaste, risen from serfdom to count of Tours, flees from his many enemies : he will beg mercy of the queen, but she has him battered to death Date: 582

Background imageEnemies Collection: RACIAL/NEW ZEALAND/DEATH

RACIAL/NEW ZEALAND/DEATH
Maori chief Upokia, sitting in state after his death, surrounded by the heads of his enemies Date: circa 1850

Background imageEnemies Collection: NAPOLEON IN THE VALLEY

NAPOLEON IN THE VALLEY
Napoleon may have tamed the Russian Bear, but other enemies threaten him in the Valley of the Shadow of Death Date: 1808

Background imageEnemies Collection: Bravery of Private Samuel Johnson of the Green Howards, Capture of Belle Ile, Brittany

Bravery of Private Samuel Johnson of the Green Howards, Capture of Belle Ile, Brittany, France, 1761, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Background imageEnemies Collection: Ruins of the mausoleum to Drusus near Mainz, Germany

Ruins of the mausoleum to Drusus near Mainz, Germany
Ruins of the Drususstein (Drusus stone) mausoleum to Nero Claudius Drusus near Mainz. Drusus died battling the Chatti Germanic tribes in 9BC. Vestigia di un Sepolcro

Background imageEnemies Collection: Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballs

Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballs
Prompted by the 100th Anniversaries of the battles of WW1, much interest in the Truces that took place beteen the enemies at Christmas 1914, particulary in this area

Background imageEnemies Collection: Cartoon, Natural Allies (Irish Republic and Abyssinia)

Cartoon, Natural Allies (Irish Republic and Abyssinia)
Cartoon, Natural Allies -- a satirical comment on two of Britains enemies, Abyssinia and the Irish Republic, being natural allies to each other

Background imageEnemies Collection: Rita Johnson wearing a smart Dolly Tree suit

Rita Johnson wearing a smart Dolly Tree suit in 6000 Enemies (1939) with Walter Pidgeon Date: 1939

Background imageEnemies Collection: Kayan men in long house with skulls, Borneo, SE Asia

Kayan men in long house with skulls, Borneo, SE Asia
Kayan men sitting on the floor of a long house with war trophy skulls on display, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922

Background imageEnemies Collection: GERMAN SACRIFICES

GERMAN SACRIFICES
An ancient German priestess from the Jutland region waits with her knife as captured enemies are brought to be sacrificed beneath the sacred oak

Background imageEnemies Collection: Antonio de Valdivieso, bishop of Nicaragua

Antonio de Valdivieso, bishop of Nicaragua, is murdered by his Spanish enemies Date: 1535

Background imageEnemies Collection: SIR JOHN NORRIS

SIR JOHN NORRIS military commander who spent his life fighting Englands enemies here, there and everywhere. with his autograph Date: 1647 - 1597

Background imageEnemies Collection: Maldonata and the Lion

Maldonata and the Lion
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maldonata helps a pregnant lion, who in gratitude protects her from her enemies Date: 1555

Background imageEnemies Collection: ROOSEVELT ROASTS ENEMIES

ROOSEVELT ROASTS ENEMIES
Roosevelt roasts his political opponents Date: 1906

Background imageEnemies Collection: PARIS, CIRCA 1155

PARIS, CIRCA 1155
12th century Paris is heavily fortified to protect it from its many enemies Date: circa 1155

Background imageEnemies Collection: ROMAN GENERAL

ROMAN GENERAL
A Roman general, accompanied by his warriors, receives the supplications of defeated enemies

Background imageEnemies Collection: RACIAL TYPES / NEW ZEALAND

RACIAL TYPES / NEW ZEALAND
A group of indigenous New Zealanders cooking and consuming their enemies Date: circa 1840

Background imageEnemies Collection: Agnes Sorel

Agnes Sorel (1422 - 1450) Dame de Beaute (her estate) mistress of Charles VII of France, possibly poisoned by political enemies

Background imageEnemies Collection: Chinese Emperor Wu Wang creates loud explosions

Chinese Emperor Wu Wang creates loud explosions
Chinese Emperor Yeou Wang (Zhou Dynasty) alarms his enemies with loud explosions. Date: circa 781 - 771 BC

Background imageEnemies Collection: Iraq War Most Wanted Playing Cards - fan of all the Spades

Iraq War Most Wanted Playing Cards - fan of all the Spades, with the face of Saddam Hussein (c.1937-2006) as the Ace of Spades. circa 2003

Background imageEnemies Collection: Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by

Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by
Charles V (1500-1558). King of Spain and Emperor of Germany. Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574)

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches

WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches
WW1 - Defending troops open rapid fire on enemy trenches with machine-gun, rifle and trench mortar after night patrols receive warning of an impending " rush" attack. Date: 1916

Background imageEnemies Collection: German cartoon, three allies in the stocks, WW1

German cartoon, three allies in the stocks, WW1
First World War cartoon, showing the German view of the allies France, Britain and Russia, seen here in the stocks, with lists of the territory claimed by the Central Powers. Date: December 1917

Background imageEnemies Collection: The Siege of Dapur (1269 B. C. ). A syrian charioteer is prote

The Siege of Dapur (1269 B. C. ). A syrian charioteer is prote
The Siege of Dapur (1269 B.C.). A syrian charioteer is protected from the egyptian arrows whith his shield. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Relief. Ramesseum. Necropolis of Thebes

Background imageEnemies Collection: Winston Churchill with Kaiser Wilhelm II

Winston Churchill with Kaiser Wilhelm II
Photograph entitled Deadly Enemies Now! showing Winston Churchill at German army manoeuvres with the Kaiser, prior to the outbreak of World War One. Date: c. 1910

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915

WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915
WW1 - An illustration depicting the terror of zeppelins dominating the sky in an air raid at night over Paris, France. Searchlights beam from the city below, marking the zeppelins

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - HMS Birmingham sinking the German U-15 U-Boat

WW1 - HMS Birmingham sinking the German U-15 U-Boat
WW1 - On 9 August 1914, HMS Birmingham spotted the German submarine U-15, whose engines had failed as she lay stopped on the surface in heavy fog, off Fair Isle

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914

WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914
WW1 - HMS Badger was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the eighth Royal Navy ship that served during the First World War

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - Anzacs fighting near the Krithia heights, Gallipoli

WW1 - Anzacs fighting near the Krithia heights, Gallipoli
WW1 - The Anzac troops gain fresh ground in Gallipoli as they storm the enemys line near the Krithia heights. The soldiers fight among the ridges of the road to Constantipole. Date: 1915

Background imageEnemies Collection: WW1 - German and Russian troops meet over the barbed wire

WW1 - German and Russian troops meet over the barbed wire - July 1917 Date: 1917



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