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Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946

HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946
Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second Worl

HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second Worl
Illustration showing the Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay (centre) steaming towards the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer, North Atlantic, November 1940

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, early 15th century

John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, early 15th century
Engraved portrait of John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford (1389-1435), fourth son of King Henry IV of England

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: HMS Indomitable at sea, Second World War, 1945

HMS Indomitable at sea, Second World War, 1945
Aerial photograph of the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Indomitable under way, 1945. A Seafire fighter airplane is visible, parked on her foredeck

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: General George S. Patton, 1945

General George S. Patton, 1945
Photographic portrait of Lieutenant-General George S. Patton (1885-1945), the American military commander, pictured in early 1945

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: HMS Exeter arriving at Plymouth, Second World War, 1940

HMS Exeter arriving at Plymouth, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing the arrival of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Exeter at Plymouth Docks, February 1940. Exeter was returning to Britain for the first time since taking part in the Battle of the River

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Dockyard Workers on board HMS Coventry, Second World War

Dockyard Workers on board HMS Coventry, Second World War
Photograph showing dockyard workers, including a rivetters boy working with a portable forge, refitting HMS Coventry during the Second World War, 1940

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Swordfish Torpedo-bombers on board HMS Victorious, Second

Swordfish Torpedo-bombers on board HMS Victorious, Second
Photograph showing Fleet Air Arm Swordfish torpedo-bombers gathered on the stern of the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Victorious, during the Second World War, 1941

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: HMS Onslow at the Battle of the Barents Sea, Second World

HMS Onslow at the Battle of the Barents Sea, Second World
Illustration showing the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Onslow attacking superior German forces during the Battle of the Barents Sea, December 1942

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Sir Robert Baden-Powell playing the Kudu Horn, Birkenhead, 1

Sir Robert Baden-Powell playing the Kudu Horn, Birkenhead, 1
Photograph showing Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) (centre), the English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts, playing the Kudu horn at a Scouts World Jamboree, Birkenhead, July 1929

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: The Imperial Japanese Navy, Second World War, 1941

The Imperial Japanese Navy, Second World War, 1941
Illustration showing the British estimate of the strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy, during the Second World War, 1941

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Royal Navy losses in both World Wars, 1945

Royal Navy losses in both World Wars, 1945
Illustration showing the ships lost by the British Royal Navy during the Second World War (main picture) compared with those lost during the First World War (inset bottom right)

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: British Troops Parading in Berlin, Second World War, 1945

British Troops Parading in Berlin, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing British troops, of the Seventh Armoured Division, parading in front of the German victory column in Konigsplatz, Berlin, 1945. Date: 14/07/1945

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Shell-fire hitting a Battleship, Second World War, 1941

Shell-fire hitting a Battleship, Second World War, 1941
Illustration showing how a steeply plunging shell, dropping almost vertically from very long range, might penetrate a gun turret and explode the cordite magazine

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Diagram of a German ME-262 Airplane, Second World War, 1945

Diagram of a German ME-262 Airplane, Second World War, 1945
Diagrammatic drawing of a German Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter, showing its construction and propulsion unit

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Coventry after the Blitz, Second World War, 1940

Coventry after the Blitz, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a scene of utter destruction in the centre of Coventry after the German air-raid of 14th November 1940

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: British Radar Installation, Second World War, 1945

British Radar Installation, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing a Fighter Direction Aerial system radar installation in Britain, during the Second World War, c.1945. On the right of the image a technician can be seen climbing the stairs into

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Prince Otto von Bismarck addressing the German Reichstag, 18

Prince Otto von Bismarck addressing the German Reichstag, 18
Engraving showing Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Field-Marshal Montgomery on horseback, 1945

Field-Marshal Montgomery on horseback, 1945
Photograph showing Field-Marshal Montgomery riding a white Arab stallion, Germany, 1945. This horse was procured by the Germany army in 1941

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: American Soldiers on the liner Queen Elizabeth, 1945

American Soldiers on the liner Queen Elizabeth, 1945
Aerial photograph showing American soldiers on the aft deck of the passenger liner Queen Elizabeth returning home to the USA, at the end of the Second World War, 1945

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Aerial View of Tokyo, Japan, Second World War, 1945

Aerial View of Tokyo, Japan, Second World War, 1945
Aerial photograph showing some of the areas (dark patches) of Tokyo destroyed by American bombing in 1945. By the time this photograph was taken General Curtis Le May was able to boast that 51 square

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Deutschland Pocket Battleship, 1931

Deutschland Pocket Battleship, 1931
Cut-away diagram showing the main features of the German Navys Deutschland pocket battleship, drawn shortly after her launch in 1931

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: RAF Beauforts attacking the Battle-cruiser Scharnhorst

RAF Beauforts attacking the Battle-cruiser Scharnhorst
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Beaufort bombers attacking the German battle-cruiser Scharnhorst, in Trondheim Fjord, Norway, 1940

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Margot Asquith (1864-1945)

Margot Asquith (1864-1945)
Photographic portrait of Margot (Emma Alice Margaret) Asquith (1864-1945), the Scottish society figure and wife of H.H. Asquith, picture date unknown

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: HMS Ark Royal listing to starboard, Second World War, 1941

HMS Ark Royal listing to starboard, Second World War, 1941
Photograph showing the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Ark Royal listing heavily to starboard, after being torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea in November 1941

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Triumphal Arches in Chatham, Great Britain, 1875

Triumphal Arches in Chatham, Great Britain, 1875
Engraving showing three triumphal arches erected in Chatham, Kent, for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1875

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Hans Christian Andersen in his study, c. 1875

Hans Christian Andersen in his study, c. 1875
Engraved portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), the Danish writer, pictured sitting at his desk, c.1875

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Margaret Whigham, 1931

Margaret Whigham, 1931
Photographic portrait of Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), Duchess of Argyll, pictured in 1931

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean Sea, Second World

HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean Sea, Second World
Illustration showing the Royal Navy battleship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, 1942

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Lucifer Monoplane in the Aerial Derby Handicap, 1922

Lucifer Monoplane in the Aerial Derby Handicap, 1922
Photograph showing a Lucifer monoplane, piloted by L.L. Carter, crossing the line to take first place in the Aerial Derby Handicap Race, Croydon, 1922

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Margaret Whigham and the Earl of Warwick, 1932

Margaret Whigham and the Earl of Warwick, 1932
Photograph showing Miss Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), later the Duchess of Argyll, with Charles Guy Greville, 7th Earl Brooke, 7th Earl of Warwick (1919-1984), pictured c.1932

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Nancy Astor, c. 1920

Nancy Astor, c. 1920
Photographic portrait of Viscountess Nancy Astor (1879-1964), the British politician, pictured c.1920

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: American Troops crossing the Rhine, Second World War, 1945

American Troops crossing the Rhine, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing American troops and vehicles crossing a pontoon bridge built by American engineers on the River Rhine, 1945. This bridge was built in a record time of six and a half hours

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: British and American Troops in Munster, Second World War, 19

British and American Troops in Munster, Second World War, 19
Photograph showing American infantry of the 17th Airborne Division (on left) and British soldiers of the Sixth Guards Tank Brigade conferring over a map in Munster, Westphalia, 1945

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Coventry after the Blitz, Second World War, 1940

Coventry after the Blitz, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a scene of destruction in the centre of Coventry after the German air-raid of 14th November 1940. This image shows a group of civilians walking through the ruined streets of their

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Prince Otto von Bismarck, c. 1898

Prince Otto von Bismarck, c. 1898
Engraved portrait of Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire, pictured c.1898

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Lt. General Sir Miles Dempsey, 1945

Lt. General Sir Miles Dempsey, 1945
Painting showing Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey (1896-1969), the British Army Commander, pictured when leading the British Second Army, 1945

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: British Radar Station, Second World War, c. 1945

British Radar Station, Second World War, c. 1945
Photograph showing a Chain Home Low radar station on the coast of Britain, during the Second World War, c.1945

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Waldorf Astor, c. 1910

Waldorf Astor, c. 1910
Photographic portrait of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879-1952), the British politician and businessman

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: James Hamilton, 2nd Marquis of Abercorn, 1866

James Hamilton, 2nd Marquis of Abercorn, 1866
Engraved portrait of James Hamilton (1811-1885), 2nd Marquis of Abercorn, later 1st Duke of Abercorn, pictured in 1866 when he was serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Hans Christian Andersen, c. 1870

Hans Christian Andersen, c. 1870
Engraved portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), the Danish writer and poet, c.1870

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Prince Otto von Bismarck in his study, 1882

Prince Otto von Bismarck in his study, 1882
Engraving showing Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire, pictured in his study, c.1882

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Nancy Astor, c. 1928

Nancy Astor, c. 1928
Photographic portrait of Viscountess Nancy Astor (1879-1964), the British politician, pictured c.1928

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: British, German and Austrian Rations, First World War, 1918

British, German and Austrian Rations, First World War, 1918
Illustration showing the relative food rationing in Great Britain, Germany and Austria for the civilian population in 1918, during the First World War

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1870

Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1870
Engraved portrait of Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire, pictured in 1870

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Prince Otto von Bismarck at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870

Prince Otto von Bismarck at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Engraving showing Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: German Ultra-Heavy Artillery, Second World War, 1945

German Ultra-Heavy Artillery, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing British and American soldiers examining some German gun barrels, each 28 yards long, captured in Essen, Germany, 1945

Background imageImages Dated 27th December 2004: Marie Antoinette on her way to the scaffold, Paris, 1793

Marie Antoinette on her way to the scaffold, Paris, 1793
Engraving showing Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), the wife of King Louis XVI of France, being taken from her prison cell to the guillotine, October 1793



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