Enemy Collection (page 12)

Aerial gunpower in 1940 by G. H. Davis
The aerial gunpower of Britain, France and Germany: the armament of the bombers and fighters now in action. Machine gun versus canon

Silhouettes from the Rhine by H. L. Oakley
Light-hearted scenes from the Rhineland area in Germany, occupied by the British following the end of World War One showing the good manners

Cartoon, The Weight On His Mind, WW1
Cartoon, The Weight On His Mind, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II squashed down by the heavy weight of Russia on top of his head in the early days of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Cartoon, A Friend at Last, WW1
Cartoon, A Friend at Last. A German cavalryman says to a British slacker who hasn t yet joined the armed forces: Thanks, mein friendt! Your neutrality in the war is most helpful to me

Battling Bonzo wins in the first round by George Studdy
Battling Bonzo wins in the first round. He tackles a black dog bigger than himself, and takes the credit when the enemy accidentally falls down a manhole

Allied Forces activity in German territory, WW1
Two examples of Allied Forces activity in German territory during the early stages of the First World War. Above, debris from a German motor convoy

Advertisement for Dunlop tyres, WW1
A patriotic advertisement for Dunlop tyres in the early stages of the First World War. Dunlops are British-made -- avoid continental tyres made by the enemy! Date: September 1914

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and professor, WW1
Cartoon depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II demanding that a professor unteach him the beastly English language, now that the First World War has broken out. Date: September 1914

Cartoons, What He Will Look Like, WW1
Cartoons, At the End of " The Day", What He Will Look Like. Showing Kaiser Wilhelm II during the First World War, His Own Version (left) and That of the Allies (right). Date: September 1914

Cartoon, The Kaisers Christmas Dinner in London, WW1
Cartoon, The Kaisers Coming Christmas Dinner in London: Our Illustrated Menu. The Kaiser had announced his intention of eating his Christmas dinner in London

Cartoon, One For Papa, WW1
Cartoon, One For Papa, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II and his son, Crown Prince Wilhelm, during a lull in the fighting during the First World War

Kaiser Wilhelm II on his yacht at Kiel, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II looking pensive on his yacht at Kiel, Germany. The Bystander make much of the photograph now that the First World War is underway. early 20th century

Repulsing a frontal attack, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
British soldiers, armed with rifles and bayonets, scrambling over the top during an enemy attack. Date: 1916

Cartoon, This Years Sea Serpent, WW1
Cartoon, This Years Sea Serpent, depicting the Russian allies in the early stages of the First World War as a sea creature with the head of a Cossack

Ground defence against enemy air attacks, WW1
Examples of ground defence against enemy air attacks during the First World War. Showing bomb-dropping by hand from an aeroplane, an aeroplane being transported on a military motor

German military rocket camera, WW1
A German military rocket camera with a Zeiss lens being fired into the air in the early weeks of the First World War. It was designed to map enemy territory to facilitate invasion

Searchlights over Thames Embankment, London, WW1
Searchlights over the Thames Embankment near Charing Cross, London, keeping watch for enemy aircraft in the early days of the First World War. Cleopatras Needle can be seen on the right. Date: 1914

Cartoon, Holidays as Usual, WW1
Cartoon, Holidays as Usual. Mr Jones goes bathing at a seaside resort in the early days of the First World War, not heeding the warnings about submarines being on the lookout for the enemy

Cartoon, German sword with loot from Belgium, WW1
Cartoon showing a German sword with two moneybags impaled on it, representing loot taken from Brussels and Liege during the invasion of Belgium in the early days of the First World War

Cartoon, As One Possessed, WW1
Cartoon, As One Possessed, showing how the ordinary German beer drinker has been possessed by a devil in the shape of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who has brought about the outbreak of the First World War

Three scenes in German occupied Vise, Belgium, WW1
Three scenes in German occupied Vise, Belgium, at the start of the First World War. Top left: a damaged house, with German soldiers in the street

German infantry in Brussels, WW1
German infantry making their way into Brussels at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

German artillery in Brussels, WW1
German artillery making their way into Brussels at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm discarding uniforms, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II discarding the uniforms and orders he has previously received from Britain, now that the First World War has started

Cartoon, The Change in Ireland, WW1
First World War cartoon, The Change in Ireland. Before the outbreak of war, John Bull was caught uncomfortably between the Ulstermen and the Nationalists

Cartoon, Russias Thorn in the Flesh, showing a scene in a typical Warsaw cafe on receipt of war news. Date: August 1914

London children on Armistice Day
Children climbing and sitting on captured guns in the Mall, London, on Armistice Day at the end of World War One. Date: 11th November 1918

Italian fundraising poster, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War: give your money to drive the enemy from Italy. Depicting a man gallopping on a horse, and an artilleryman with a machine gun. Date: 1914-1918

German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, WW1
German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, depicting an enemy seaplane crashing into the sea near a German submarine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning ops
Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning operations on the enemy - the start and return. The bomber pilot and captain finds his squadron is down for operations

Surface action with guns by G. H. Davis
Inside a British submarine during the Second World War: a surface action with guns. How an underwater boat comes up to attack light surface vessels with gunfire. Date: 1943

British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Methods of Britains night fighters during the Second World War: the element of surprise. Clear, dark nights are ideal for hunting enemy raiders

Vought-Sikorsky helicopter by G. H. Davis
Hovering death for U-boats: the Vought-Sikorsky helicopter, in use during the Second World War. Details of a unique aircraft joining in the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1943

Menace of the U-boat by G. H. Davis
The deadly menace of the U-boat: the power and possibilities of Germanys underwater wolves. Some details of the operational methods of enemy submarines working in the Atlantic shipping lanes during

Map of northern Tunisia by G. H. Davis
The battleground which was expected to seal the fate of North Africa and gain full control of the Mediterranean during the Second World War

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

German and Italian tanks in Libya by G. H. Davis
Panzer types: German and Italian tanks opposing British tanks in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis
Catapulted aeroplanes help to protect the merchant service during the Second World War. Merchant ships carrying their own fighter planes, proving themselves a match for the four-engined

Testing time of the fighter plane by G. H. Davis
Intensified air war -- the testing time of the fighter plane: the race to evolve a dominant type during the Second World War

French views of German ambitions, WW1
A fold-out item expressing French views of German ambitions during the First World War. At the centre, the French cockerel crows, proclaiming the dawn of liberty

French and German contrasts, WW1
Postcard contrasting the French and German attitudes towards the enemy during the First World War -- German barbarity and French generosity. Date: 1914-1918

Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War, showing a soldier about to sink an axe into a large encroaching hand on the other side of the Piave River. Date: circa 1917-1918

Patriotic postcard, Czech Army in Russia, WW1
Patriotic postcard showing the Czech Army in Russia during the First World War, gun in hand, protecting their homeland against murderers. Date: 1914-1918

Patriotic British postcard, bayonet practice, WW1
First World War patriotic postcard, showing an imaginary German soldier standing behind the dummy used for bayonet practice

Patriotic British postcard with bulldog, WW1
First World War patriotic postcard, showing a fierce-looking British bulldog: Who said Germany? Date: 1914-1918

Tactics in a torpedo action by G. H. Davis
What happens inside a British submarine when she sights enermy vessels and attacks with torpedoes. 1943

Allied marksmen firing at enemy aircraft in France, WW1
Some Autumn Sport, or the aeroplane as a substitute for the pheasant. Allied marksmen in France ready to fire at enemy aircraft (above), and a crumpled plane in a field (below). Date: September 1914

Cartoon, Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer, WW1
Cartoon, Surprises in Store for England, 1. Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer. An imaginary scene showing German soldiers standing inside shell casings, ready to be fired at the enemy

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