Guns Collection (page 18)

Captured German howitzer on the Somme, WW1
British soldiers on the Somme with a captured German howitzer, World War One. Date: circa 1916

Sectional view of gun-house and decks by G. H. Davis
From the Fleet: naval notes of the week. Showing a sectional view through a gun-house of a ship and the decks below. Date: 1914

Battleship v. destroyer by G. H. Davis
Battleship versus destroyer: an important question explained. Should a destroyer attack a battleship from astern or ahead

Artillery of the air by G. H. Davis
Big guns with wings: the artillery of the air grows heavier and more powerful year by year. The variety of shells and bullets in use by aircraft during the Second World War. Date: 1943

Naval manoeuvres at Grimsby Docks by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913 -- the raid of the Reds upon Grimsby Docks. As described by the artist who was there to witness it

Growth of the big ship by G. H. Davis
Growth of the big ship: examples now being built by the great naval powers. A diagram illustrating the latest ships produced by France, Germany, the USA, Britain, Russia, Italy and Austria

Power of the big gun and the turbine by G. H. Davis
The power of the big gun and the turbine. Three annotated illustrations, showing the modern battleship cruisers advantage over an opponent carrying lighter guns of shorter range

Military radar in wartime by G. H. Davis
Military radar: how this vital secret weapon helped the Allied land forces to achieve final victory during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Use of radar in the war at sea by G. H. Davis
Radar in the war at sea: some ways in which the Royal Navy used this weapon during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Tank tracks compared by G. H. Davis
Tank tracks compared: the most vulnerable feature of a tank. Showing various tanks in use during the Second World War: the Churchill and the Cromwell (British), the Sherman (American)

Germanys E-boat by G. H. Davis
Germanys E-boat -- a naval mosquito with torpedoes and guns, in use during the Second World War. The craft which Germany hoped would help disorganise the Allied invasion fleet. Date: 1944

Naval support for armies in Normandy by G. H. Davis
The big guns of the Royal Navy supporting the Allied armies in Normandy during the Second World War. How warships, guided by air and ground spotters

Searchlight command by G. H. Davis
Searchlight command: the men who point the way for Britains anti-aircraft guns and night fighters during the Second World War

American Flying Fortress bomber by G. H. Davis
The bomber that beats the fighters: details of the famous American Flying Fortress, in use during the Second World War. The Boeing B17E, latest version of a first-class daylight precision bomber

Japanese artillerymen carry dismantled mountain guns uphill on their way to Beijing Date: 1937

Types of German tank by G. H. Davis
The four principal types of German tank during the Second World War: heavy and light mechanical cavalry. Top left: light tank (short type). Bottom left: light tank (long type)

Japanese infantry eat rice
Japanese infantry take a break to eat their rice ration. The rifles are the Arisaka type 38 Date: 1937-1945

Mitchell bomber gun by G. H. Davis
A super-flying cannon: the new 3-inch Mitchell bomber gun. The heaviest aeroplane gun yet known: a striking addition to the B25s formidable armament during the Second World War. Date: 1943

Loading ships guns in 1805 and 1935 by G. H. Davis
From Nelson to Nelson : feeding a ships guns today and in 1805. Loading methods in a modern battleship and at Trafalgar: contrasts after 130 years of naval gunnery. Date: 1935

Cruiser Southampton at Spithead by G. H. Davis
The cruiser visited at Spithead by the King as representing the new units in the Navy: the recently commissioned Southampton, a vessel of novel features, including 6-inch guns in triple turrets

Ranges of naval artillery by G. H. Davis
From Culverin to 16-inch gun: ranges of naval artillery. From the Armada to the Battle of Jutland: the progressive increase in the range of guns and the size of projectiles. Date: 1939

British warships by G. H. Davis
All that goes to produce a great British warships battle thunder : cold science behind the big guns. From the captains quietly spoken order to the pulling of the pistol-trigger

Fleet air arm by G. H. Davis
The Fleet Air Arm -- cruisers as modified by aircraft equipment. A feature of the Navy represented in the Jubilee Review programme

Aeroplanes of 1918
Latest aeroplanes of 1918. Bristol was a general-purpose military aircraft, a two-seater biplane, Handley Page giant bombdropper

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

French biplane being guarded at Belfort, WW1
A French biplane being guarded at Belfort, north east France, in the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Full length portrait of a cowboy

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

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

Allied gunners at work, Western Front, France, WW1
Allied gunners at work, sighting a 6-inch howitzer on a hot day on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British machine gunners in snow, Western Front, WW1
British machine gunners sitting in a group in the snow, near the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British guns in Northern France, WW1
British guns being transported by road through Northern France on their way to the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British machine gunners on guard, WW1
British machine gunners on guard on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British gunners with dog mascot, Western Front, WW1
British gunners with their dog mascot standing on top of a cannon, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers with captured German gun, WW1
British soldiers with a captured German 5.9 naval gun on the Cambrai Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British troops resting and cleaning weapons, WW1
British troops resting and cleaning their weapons on their way back from the line on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Two large British guns on Western Front, WW1
Two large British guns used against the Germans on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British guns moving up to Front, WW1
Large British guns moving up to the Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers towing captured German gun, WW1
British soldiers towing a captured German gun along a road on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers transporting Lewis guns, WW1
British soldiers transporting Lewis guns on a cart on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British and American soldiers, Western Front, WW1
British and American soldiers getting ready for a musical evening on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldier demonstrates gun to American troops, WW1
A British machine gunner demonstrates the workings of a gun to American troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Big gun with tractor in difficulties, Western Front, WW1
A big gun with a tractor which has got into difficulties on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Germanys expenditure on aircraft by G. H. Davis
Germanys new expenditure on her aircraft: five years planned expenditure on airships, sheds and aeroplanes. Illustrating the latest military experiment with Zeppelins -- guns on the roof

Allied ship in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ship in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

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

Celebrating the arrival of Princess Margaret Rose
Scenes celebrating the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Yorks second child, Princess Margaret Rose, born on 21st August 1930

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