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Ruins of the MalakoffAllied warships bombard the city, but it will be nearly a year before the Allies overcome the Russian resistance
Troops of the Royal Canadian Engineers, Italy; Second WorldPhotograph showing men of the Royal Canadian Engineers, carrying mine-detectors, moving west of Ortona, Italy, during December 1943
Coup: ResistanceNapoleons coup triggers popular resistance : Republicans build barricades in the streets of Paris
Coup: Napoleon RidesAfter resistance has been suppressed Napoleon rides through the streets of Paris. Not everyone is pleased to see him
Coup: 1st BarricadeNapoleons coup triggers popular resistance : Republicans build their first barricade in the rue des Grandes Audriettes
Papal Ban at AnconaAncona, seeking independence, is placed under a ban by pope Gregorius XVI : newspapers encouraging resistance are smuggled in by balloon
Capt. Ledoux MurderedIn southwest France there is considerable resistance to the Bourbon Restauration : many soldiers are attacked - in the streets of Lyon, capitaine Ledoux is murdered
The streamlined rail car for Great Western suburban trafficBritains first streamlined rail car. The rail cars were introduced for services between Reading and Slough. The shape came about from extensive wind resistance experimentation
Belgian Franc-TireursBelgian franc-tireurs - civilians who attack the invading Germans : in fact, none exist : they are a figment of the German imagination !
Vendee : PassportFacsimile of a passport issued at Chollet (Cholet) by the royalists in the Vendee by the commanders of the catholic and royal armies of the Breton resistance
Masdrid MeetingResistance to Isabelas heavy- handed rule - to say nothing of her notorious private life - is fomented by political meetings calling the citizens of Madrid to decisive action
OSCEOLA, leader of the Seminoles in their resistance to forced emigration; he was tricked and imprisoned by the government, and died in prison
Moscow Street FightingMoscow is the scene of much fiercer resistance to the Bolsheviks than Petrograd
Czechs Aid KerenskyCzech forces under Alexander Kerensky requisition horses in central Russia, planning to continue resistance to the Red Army : but Kerensky will soon flee to Paris
Moscow BarricadesBarricades in Arbat Square, Moscow, testify that there is continued resistance to the Bolshevik take-over
Moscow White RussiansResistance to the Bolsheviks is not yet over : White Russian troops defend the Kremlin against the extremists
Somalia Rebels 1907Italians in Somalia are attacked by rebels
Letter from De GaulleWriting from Algiers, De Gaulle praises the Resistance, promising that the end is near and they ll soon be weeping tears of joy
Bearded PartisanA Tolstoy-like figure, this World War One veteran has known more war than peace, and is now a resistance fighter, once again fighting the German invaders of his homeland
Resistance SmugglerA young resistance fighter and his horse are used to smuggle arms and provisions
Medal for PartisanA splendidly bearded senior resistance fighter receives a medal for his heroic activities
Resistance MeetingA Partisan resistance unit meets in a forest to discuss strategy
Female ResistanceA female resistance fighter with her gun
Ww2 Maquis Book CoverCover design of a book for children praising the Maquis (French Resistance)
Battle of Moscow, 1812The battle of MOSCOW - the French overcome the Russian resistance and take the city, which they will subsequently leave in flames
1859 / Shamil SurrendersThe Caucasian leader Shamil surrenders to Prince Barriatinski, thus effectively ending Caucasian resistance to Russian subjugation
1918 / German ResistanceGerman forces put up dogged resistance during the final days of war
Marshall Plan, PostcardTHE MARSHALL PLAN The European Recovery programme whereby the U.S.A. gives 13 000 billion dollars of aid to Europe, to strengthen resistance to Communism
Germans in BelgiumGerman infantry leave Brussels to attack Antwerp, which is at present the centre of Belgian resistance; it will shortly fall, with heavy losses and terrible destruction
Elisabeth Q of BelgiansELISABETH OF BAVARIA wife of Albert I, queen of the Belgians during World War One, she was popular for her resistance to the German invasion
Albert K of BelgiansALBERT I King of the Belgians during World War One, he was popular for his resistance to the German invasion
Hungarian ResistanceA train, carrying to Siberia persons convicted of resistance to the Russian take-over, is stopped by a resistance group and the prisoners liberated
Ladies Land LeagueDispersing a Ladies Land League meeting. The league was formed in 1881 by Anna Parnell and favoured reduced rents and resistance to the evictions
Chemical WarfareChemical weapons will wipe out entire populations in future wars, enabling the aggressor to take over the country without encountering any resistance
Jeanne Hachette / LafitteJeanne Lamme, or Fourquet, known as JEANNE HACHETTE who, when the Burgundians besieged Beauvais in July 1472, roused her fellow citizens to resistance
Roman Invasion AttemptJulius Caesars attempt to invade Britain is met with resistance by the native people who gather with horses and spears
Royal Niger Co. FightingSoldiers of the British Royal Niger Company form a square to attack the camp of the Emir of Lapaie and subdue West African resistance to British colonial efforts
French in MadagascarThe Hovas of Madagascar don t take kindly to being colonised by the French, but their resistance is overcome by the French forces. For their own good, of course
Land League MeetingPolice surprise a clandestine meeting of the outlawed Land League, which advocates non- payment of rent and other forms of resistance to the authorities
Passage of Sierra-MorenaPENINSULA CAMPAIGN Passage of the SIERRA MORENA Joseph Bonaparte invades Andalucia, forcing a passage through the mountains against fierce resistance
Siege of ZaragozaPENINSULA CAMPAIGN Siege of ZARAGUZA (Saragossa) Despite heroic resistance, the Spanish eventually have to yield the town to the French on 21 February 1809
PIERRE (1912 - )ABBE PIERRE (aka HENRI ANTOINE GROVES) - French priest, resistance fighter in WW2 and charity worker
Rattlesnake attacked by birdsA rattlesnake meets with opposition when it goes birds nesting