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WW2 - The Victory ForcesAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's book made in tribute to the British victory forces, including the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and British Army. Date: circa 1940s
Tiggerty-Boo! Music CoverAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Tiggerty-Boo! the force's thumbs up song, by Hal Hallifax. Broadcast and recorded by Geraldo and his orchestra
WW2 Christmas Card, The Toast Is FreedomA WW2 Christmas greetings card with an illustration titled The Toast Is Freedom. The image shows servicemen of Britain's armed forces and home defence enjoying a Christmas meal. Date: 1944
WW2 Christmas Card, Scottish TerriersA WW2 Christmas greetings card illustrated with a number of Scottish terriers wearing hats of the British armed forces. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Christmas Card, The ServicesA WW2 Christmas greetings card which promotes the armed forces and services at home for aspiring youngsters, including the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, British Army, Air Raid Precautions, Police
HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal)Royal Navy - HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier
WW2 Britain's Forces With AlliesThis illustration combined a number of John Hassal's works, portraying members of Britain's forces during WW2, along with their allies
WW2 British Forces Enlistment Queue And RefugeesA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a boy scout presenting us with a queue of civilians lining up to serve the British forces by enlisting
An Angling AiracobraAn illustration in a WW2 ABC book for children. A is for an angling Airacobra. The image shows the red and yellow fighter plane, produced by Bell, for the United States Army Air Forces. Date: 1944
Lockheed CC130E Hercules 10312Forces Armee Canadienne / Canadian Armed Forces ?? Lockheed CC130E Hercules 10312 (msn 4061), at Gatwick Airport. Date: circa 1970
Curtiss H75 C. 1A crashed Curtiss H75 C.1, being inspected by German forces. (The Curtiss H75 C.1, had the Curtiss designation Hawk 75A-1 and was roughly equivalent to the P-36A Mohawk)
Potez 633 B. 2A Potez 633 B.2, sat in a peppered hangar, after capture by German forces Date: 1940
Fieseler Fi 156 StorchA battle-damaged Fieseler Fi 156 Storch of the Luftwaffe, repatriated by advancing German forces. Date: 1940
Char B1 heavy tank with a Renault UE ChenilletteCaptured Char B1 heavy tank and Renault UE Chenillette light tracked armoured carrier / prime mover, abandoned by German forces and being inspected by French civilians. Date: 1940
Breguet Bre 270 A. 2A pair of crashed Breguet Bre 270 A.2 observation / reconnaissance aircraft, after capture by German forces. Date: 1940
Bloch MB. 200An abandoned Bloch MB.200, captured by German forces in a damaged hangar. Date: 1940
Amiot 143 bomberAn Amiot 143 bomber, captured almost intact by advancing German forces in France. Date: 1940
Polikarpov I-16 Rata fighter, captured by German forces. Date: 1941
Polikarpov I-16 Rata fighters, in a scrap dump captured by German forces. Date: 1941
Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Berlin, GermanyPoster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 7-8 September 1946, Armed Forces Track and Field Championships Date: 1946
Vietnamese Poster - Memory of victory of Dien Bien PhuVietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Victory and Dien Bien Phu - defeat of the French forces in 1954 remembered as a rallying call for further success
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Onward to Victory'. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Punish the PIratesVietnamese Patriotic Poster - The great seal of the United States Navy lies in ruins after a successful attack by Vietnamese forces - Punish the PIrates'. Date: circa mid-1970s
Battle of Somosierra - Pensinsular WarPeninsular War. Battle of Somosierra (Spain). Polish troops fought in the Battle of Somosierra (November 30, 1808), during the Spanish War of Independence
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Turkish troops from 1540-1580. Historia de Turquia, 1840. Engraving by Lemaitre and Masson. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840
General Douglas MacArthur enjoying a cup of tea in New Guinea on 23 November 1942, with General sir Thomas Blamey, the Commander of Australian Land Forces. Date: 1942
General Bullers return from the Boer WarGeneral Sir Redvers Buller driving through the decorated streets of Aldershot. Lady Audrey Buller is seen sitting beside her husband
Aurania Ocean LinerThe Aurania ocean liner with the City of London Imperial Volunteers (C.I.V's) aboard, left Cape Town on October 7 where she had been used during the Boer war (11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902)
Advertisement, McVitie and Price, Christmas GreetingsAdvertisement, McVitie and Price, Biscuit Manufacturers, Christmas Greetings'. Illustrations showing service men and women, plane, and ship
Service Bocker outfit, Debenham & FreebodyThe Service Bocker, underwear and shirt, Debenham & Freebody, fashion illustration of woman in outfit. Captioned, A clever utility garment'
The Serbo-Bulgarian War Winds DownScenes from the ending of the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Serbian families and soldiers read from a list of casualties in Belgrade, and Count Khievenhuller, Austrian diplomatic resident at Belgrade
Battle of Pirot ends, Serbo-Bulgarian WarSerbian soldiers take a last stand at the Battle of Pirot, 26th-27th November 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The battle ended with a Bulgarian victory, consolidating their victory in the war
War Preparations, Serbo-Bulgarian WarA battery (cannon) dragged by horses is placed by the Bulgarians on the heights of Pregladista, above Tsaribrod, in preparation for the Battle of Tsaribrod, November 25th 1885
Battle of Pirot, Serbo-Bulgarian WarThe Battle of Pirot, 26th-27th November 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The battle ended with a Bulgarian victory, consolidating their victory in the war
Cavalry Manoeuvres, Serbo-Bulgarian WarBulgarian forces perform cavalry manoeuvres before Prince Alexander at Mala Tirnova. We see a line of horses lying down with soldiers taking cover behind them, pointing their guns outward
Summoning reserves, Bulgaria, Serbo-Bulgarian WarArmy reserves are recruited in a small Bulgarian town for the defence of Sofia in the Serbo-Bulgarian war. We see an officer blowing a horn, and soldiers marching away from their rural town
Battle of Tsaribrod, Serbo-Bulgarian WarThe battle of Tsaribod, November 23, 1885, Serbo-Bulgarian War. We see a caravan of soldiers headed to the frontlines, with officers at the rear
Bulgarian HQ, Dragoman PassBulgarian headquarters at the Dragoman Pass on the morning of November 23, 1885. The Bulgarians had recaptured the Pass the previous day
General Election, Soldier's POVA General Election, as seen from the point of view of a soldier. We see firstly as it might have been - soldiers being pelted with projectiles by an angry crowd
Serbian Encampment, Serbo-Bulgarian WarImages of the Serbian encampment at Nisch during the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885. The war lasted two weeks from 14th - 28th November
Bulgarian Outpost, Serbo-Bulgarian War5 soldiers sit in a circle eating and drinking at a Bulgarian outpost near Hermanli, Eastern Rumelia, in the Serbo-Bulgarian War
Types of Soldier, Russian Army8 examples of the types of soldier from different sections and ranks of the Russian Army, and the varying uniforms and equipment they hold
The Continuing Balkans Crisis, BulgariaImages of the Balkans Crisis from Rustchuk, Bulgaria. We see the Quay of the town (top), and the departure of Bulgarian volunteers lined up, ready to go to the Turkish Frontier (Bottom)
Prince Alexnder of Bulgaria Entering PhilippopolisPrince Alexander of of Bulgaria entering Philippopolis (Plovdiv) at the head of a regiment of Bulgarian Cavalry during the crisis in Eastern Roumelia, 1885
No. 4 Detachment, 3rd Middlesex Artillery VolunteersThe No. 4 Detachment of the Third Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, the winners of the Queen's prize at the recent artillery meeting at Shoeburyness, 1885
The Rocket BrigadeAn unknown Royal Navy rocket brigade asks did that reach her?, enquiring whether their fired rocket reached its intended target, another ship. Date: 1885
Volunteers at the Battle of Fox HillVolunteers undertake a military training exercise at Fox Hill, Aldershot, 1885. These manoeuvres regularly took place here on Easter Weekend until the end of the 19th Century. Date: 1885
The Main Guard of the Palace, Valetta, MaltaVarious depictions of the main guard at the Palace, Valetta, Malta. The Palace, also known as the Grandmaster's Palace or Governor's Palace, was built between the 16th and 18th centuries