Invading Collection (page 2)

WWII - Mussolini slips up invading Greece - First Day Cover. A nice pun on Greece and Grease. Date: 1941

The Impossible World, Startling Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE IMPOSSIBLE WORLD - Invading intelligences from another world subjugate and condition Earthfolk with sophisticated devices Date: 1939

Macbeth Meets Witches
Macbeth and Banquo, after defeating the invading Norsemen, encounter three witches on a blasted heath, who predict wonderful events

Babur, Emperor of India
Babur, Mughal Emperor of India (ruled 1526-1530), depicted with his army invading Persia

Warfare in the future - as predicted in 1932
An impression of what warfare might look like in 2032, as predicted by The Modern Boy magazine in 1932. It suggests that invading troops might attack via a shell

Roderic (died 711 or 712). Visigothic King of Hispania for a brief period between 710-712. Portrait. Engraving

Danish King Walks 1940
In occupied Copenhagen, King Christian X of Denmark continues to take his daily walk despite the presence of invading Germans. Date: April 1940

Fighting in Ardennes
THE ARDENNES, on the border between France and the Netherlands, are the scene of fierce French resistance to the invading Prussians Date: September 1792

Mikhail II of Russia
MIKHAIL II YAROSLAVICH Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir son of Yaroslav III, assassinated by the invading Golden Horde of Tartars Date: reigned 1304-1317

Makedonians / Bulgarians
In Makedonia, the populace of Melnik flee the invading Bulgarians Date: September 1913

A Hypothetical Landing on an enemy coast
An illustration by Bryan de Grineau, published in The Illustrated London News less than a month before the D-Day Normandy landings

WW1 - News of an air raid, 1917
WW1 - Drawn by an observer is a scene of a British air station in England as the air force are in preparation after news of an air raid

WW1 - Belgians destroy railways to hamper German advance
WW1 - Belgians destroy the railway between Landen and St. Trond to hamper German advance Date: 1914

Suffragette Proof Racecourse
Following the action of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby, the racecourse authorities were keen to avoid any repetition. This cartoon envisages the Race Course of the Near Future, suff

Business as usual - despite air raids, 1915
Business as usual - despite air raids: an amourous couple carry on regardless during an air raid. Date: 1915

Retreating Belgian army in Ghent, 1914
The retreat of the Belgian army from the invading Germans : the army passing through the Chausee de Bruxelles in Ghent. The trams were disabled and unfit for use. Date: 1914

Belgian troops defending Antwerp, WW1
Three scenes showing Belgian troops defending Antwerp in the early days of the First World War. Top: soldiers preparing to fire from a railway engine near Malines

Cartoon, German soldier with two women, WW1
Cartoon, Vae Victoribus, showing an invading German soldier on friendly terms with two local women near Vise, Belgium, during the early days of the First World War. Date: September 1914

German troops entering Belgium, WW1
German troops entering Belgium by moonlight in covered wagons during the First World War. Date: August 1914

En route to Constantinople -WWI
Propaganda postcard from early WWI era, showing British and French navy vessels aproaching (and assaulting) the walls of Constantinople, Turkey. Date: 1915

The US-Mexican War

Why bother about the Germans invading the country? Invade it yourself by Underground and motor- bus. Easter - 1915. Poster showing children at play in a spring landscape. Date 1915

Destruction in Warsaw after invasion, 1939
A group of German soldiers watch the devastation of the Praga quarter of Warsaw from behind their batteries following the invasion of the Polish capital in September 1939. Date: 1939

To Arms, Britons! First World War propaganda
" Arms, Britons! Avert These Horrors: The Triumph of Science and Efficiency." A typical propagandist reminder to the British of what they were fighting for, this brutish German soldier

Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
Harold II, King of England, fights for his life in vain at the Battle of Hastings, where he is defeated and killed by the invading Norman forces under the command of William the Conqueror Date

Britons in Chariots
Ancient Britons use various types of chariot to attack the invading Roman infantry. Date: 54 B.C

Heading off to war accompanied by the spirits of soldiers pa
In 1915, Italy was persuded to join the allied cause against the German Empire and Austria-Hungary and made some unsuccessful attempts to invade across the border in June 1915

Italian invasion into Austria Hungary
Patriotic propaganda postcard commemorating the brave Italian attack into Austria Hungary, after agreeing to join the First World War on the Allied side in June 1915. Date: 1916

Mayor of Brussels encountering German invaders, WW1
The heroic Mayor of Brussels, Adolphe Max, together with his colleagues Steens, Jacqmain and Vauthier, refuses to shake the hand of General Von Jarotsky, leader of the German army

Italians in Albania / 1939
Invading Italians are welcomed by the populace Date: 1939

D Day Invasion of France - WW2
A circular montage painting depicting D Day, centred around the commander of the US forces, General Eisenhower. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

D-Day - Landing of the 13th / 18th Hussars
Troops sheltering on mass on a Normandy beach following the landing of the 13th/18th Hussars. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6

Roman Fleet approaches Britain
British scouts spot the Roman fleet approaching the coast during Julius Caesars attempted invasion in 55 BC

Brigadier Cotterill-Hill wades ashore - Burma
Ramree Island on the Burma coast invaded. Brigadier Cotterill-Hill, commanding the 71st Indian brigade, wades ashore - 194"

Serb Soldiers Kiss Cross
Serbian soldiers kiss the Christian crucifix before invading Bulgaria. Sadly, it won t do them a spot of good, they will be soundly beaten and return home in gloom

Finns Repel Russians
The Finns repel invading Russians

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

Statue at Falaise
In 1851 a statue of William the Conqueror is erected at Falaise, on the French coast. William had been duc de Normandie before he thought of invading England

French at Venice - 2
Louis XII leads the invading French army to victory against the Venetians at Agnadella (Rivolta)

Louis XII in Italy
Louis XII leads his invading French army in a series of victories againt various Italian states and cities

Belgian Franc-Tireurs
Belgian franc-tireurs - civilians who attack the invading Germans : in fact, none exist : they are a figment of the German imagination !

French at Padova
The French, invading Italy yet again, besiege Padova : this is a fine view of contemporary siege methods including the use of screens to conceal the siege artillery. Date: 1509

Submission of Cambrai
SUBMISSION OF CAMBRAI The citizens of Cambrai yield to Louis XIVs invading army

Cavalry Versus Tanks
Poland : German tanks invading Poland are confronted by gloriously heroic but sadly ineffectual cavalry

Flight in Tyrol
Inhabitants of the Austrian- held Italian Tyrol flee with their possessions before the invading Italians

French in Netherlands
Invading the Low Countries, the French bombard WILLEMSTAD from their artillery battery on Hel-plaats : a fine view of cannon and a mortar in action

War Announced
Citizens of Lyon read the proclamation issued by Napoleon III, announcing his intention of invading Italy

ROB ROY
Rob Roy and his men draw their swords and ambush the invading English troops

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