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Indian cavalry in France during World War IIndian cavalry rehearsing for the day of battle in France: spurring into the enemy. Date: 1916
British Military Poster, WW1Back Him Up. Buy War Bonds. Poster after artist Frank Brangwyn, 1917 (c). British soldier bayonetting a German. Date: 1917
Fortified costal towns, 1915A few hints to the enemy: fortified costal towns which are likely next to be attacked. Bexhill, Blackpool, Bognor, Clacton
A Night Patrol just leaving their trench. On reverse of postcard - A sketch of a patrol just leaving our trench to visit the enemy lines at night. The Officer is leading
War Notes Enemy still hold their OwnWar Notes. Enemy still hold their Own. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
Neuve Chapelle - WWINeuve Chapelle. Including a separate hand-written description as follows - Here enemy made a counter-attack (under cover of a mist) in mass formation
Surely I must be approaching the zone of fireFlying. Enemy Aviator (beginning to realise) Himmel ! Surely I the zone of fire approaching be. Or the English version - Aviator (beginning to realise) Surely I must be approaching the zone of fire
Lance Corporal Joynson drives the enemy back with bombsLance Corporal Joynson (1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers) heading an attack and driving the enemy back with bombs near Hooge - June 16th 1915
Aerial combat, WW1Aerial combat (four planes in picture). By Lieutenant George Arthur Hyde, MC, Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 54 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
Cartoon of German soldier in a sketch book, WW1Ruthless Ruprecht, cartoon in a sketch book containing cartoons of German soldiers, by Captain David C. Bolton, The Square House, Bury St. Edmunds. Date: 1918
Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II shinning up a tree with a British bulldog at the base, English School
A Mesmeric Barrage by Heath Robinson, WW1War Inventions Not Needed Now! William Heath Robinson imagines America in the field! 4. A mesmeric barrage crumpling up an enemy attack. Date: 1918
Enemy Observation Posts Removed by Heath Robinson, WW1War Inventions - Not Needed Now! William Heath Robinson imagines America in the field 3. Enemy observation-posts removed with despatch. Date: 1918
Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915Placed together for safety in the Nikolsky Monastery near Moscow, some of the 300 Russian church bells removed to prevent invading Germans re-using them as metal for shells
Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, showing Kaiser Wilhelm shivering in the sea at Calais, with Dover guarded by battleships in the far distance during the First World War
Cartoon, The Work That Never Ceases, WW1Cartoon, The Work That Never Ceases -- scene at Krupps works in Essen, Germany, during the First World War, where iron crosses are manufactured for distribution by the Kaiser. Date: 1914
Cartoon, German soldier with mask of Culture, WW1Cartoon, German soldier with a mask of Culture (Kultur) during the First World War. Date: 1914
The Watchers by Dudley Tennant, WW1 floodlightsA 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
Cartoon, The Two Extremes of Public Opinion, WW1Cartoon, The Two Extremes of Public Opinion, Optimism and Pessimism, during the First World War. On the left is a smiling, patriotic man reading the financial news
Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it
WW2 poster, cut this out of working hours (petty jealousies, bickering), remember its the enemy you re fighting! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
WW2 poster, Victory of the Allies is Assured, showing a British submarine sinking an enemy ship. Date: 1940s
Preliminary artillery bombardments in Battle of FlandersKeeping the gunners posted as to targets and ranges in action: Telephoning instructions from observation-officers to the batteries from a captured German dug-out. Date: 1917
Brtish observation balloon 1917The first coming of light, early in the morning of Battle of Broodseinde during the First World War, as the " eye" of the artillery is finished its preliminary intensified firing
Army artist making sketches of enemy lines, WW1A British Army artist shown working from the slender cover on top of the first line trenches in order to sketch the enemy lines. 1915
Breaches of the Hague Convention by Heath Robinson, WW1VII - Tatchoing the British to their Entanglement. Another dastardly idea from the enemy as the Germans fire bombs filled with Tatcho, a famous hair restoring preparation of the time, which
Parisians watch German aeroplane, WW1Parisians pictured in one of the citys boulevards, looking skywards, intent on the manoeuvres of a German Taube aeroplane. Date: 1914
Concealing a British hospital from enemy, WW1Spreading mud on a hospital marquee at Salonika in order that it shall not form an easy target from the sky by enemy bombers. Date: 1916
Our Late Enemy by H. L. OakleySilhouette showing various German types by Captain H. L. Oakley, who provided illustrations to accompany the regular Bystander in Occupation column
Enemy aeroplanes attack British steamer by G. H. DavisEnemy aeroplanes attacking a British steamer. Bombs and bullets from above -- the Avocet attacked by three German planes during the First World War
Aeroplane gunner working in mid-air by G. H. DavisThe aeroplane gunner and his work in mid-air. How biplanes meet and attack enemy aircraft and how the attack may be warded off. Date: 1915
How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked by G. H. DavisHow a Zeppelin climbs when attacked from below by anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1915
New German fighter plane by G. H. DavisThe new German fighter biplane, nicknamed Fritz by the British. It had two Mercedes engines, and was manned by two gunners and the pilot. It could stay in flight for up to six hours. Date: 1915
With the British navy off the Dardanelles, WW1With the British navy off the Dardanelles during the First World War. Top: HMS Agamemnon and the arrival of a big transport. Middle: a British battleship under fire from enemy shrapnel
How to avoid the submarine pirate by G. H. DavisHow to avoid the submarine pirate during the First World War. The advantage of showing a clean pair of heels and other devices for checkmating the submarine. Date: 1915
Captured German gun on Western Front, WW1A German 8-inch gun captured by Highlanders on the Western Front in France during the Cambrai Offensive, World War One. Date: circa 1916
Wireless cabin on a Zeppelin by G. H. DavisHow the night raiders talk -- the wireless cabin on a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1915
Sinking of German ship, Konigin Luise, by G. H. DavisThe sinking of the German mine layer, Konigin Luise, off Harwich in the early stages of the First World War. Showing the position of the Lance when firing the three fatal shots. Date: August 1914
Shell damage in Hartlepool, WW1Shell damage to buildings in Hartlepool after a night of bombing during the First World War. Diagrams show the path of a shell, damaging houses and industrial chimneys. 16 December 1914
Burning of Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf by G. H. DavisThe burning of the new Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps. How the giant flame, 500 feet high, leapt up after the bomb had exploded in the shed
Naval losses in North Sea by G. H. DavisThe naval losses in the North Sea, all on the same day. (1) The Aboukir, struck by a German torpedo. (2) The Hogue, struck and sunk while trying to help the Aboukir
Use of radar in the war at sea by G. H. DavisRadar in the war at sea: some ways in which the Royal Navy used this weapon during the Second World War. Date: 1945
British science and ingenuity in war by G. H. DavisHow British science and ingenuity contributed to the defeat of the Germans at sea, on land, and in the air. A few of the many weapons, devices and tactics, both offensive and defensive
U-boat warfare 1939-1945 by G. H. DavisU-boat warfare 1939-1945: a survey of changing German submarines and tactics in a never-ceasing battle during the Second World War
Battle of the Philippines by G. H. DavisThe crushing rout of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Philippines during the Second World War. A map of the operations
RAF and Army cooperate against enemy by G. H. DavisRocket typhoons versus German tanks: how the RAF and the Army cooperate in smashing enemy armour during the Second World War
Bomb launching installations in France by G. H. DavisHomes of the flying bombs: the layout of launching installations in northern France during the Second World War. They are sometimes camouflaged among woods, or disguised as small villages. Date: 1944
Sperry automatic computing gun sight by G. H. DavisA mechanical brain: the Sperry automatic computing gun sight, in use during the Second World War. An invention which enabled US bombers to target a large number of enemy fighters. Date: 1944
