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The crew of HMS Sportsman pose on the deck of their submarine at a un-named Northern
Second World War, Canterbury Cathedral damaged during the raid. June 1942
A mother (left) saved her daughters life in a raid
HMS Valiant was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships seen here approaching
Daisy Green, aged 42, serving tea to soldiers at Waterloo Station, London
Russian trade union delegates on their arrival in Cardiff, Wales. January 1942
Trolley buses and business premises which were badly damaged in a raid on a town in
It is home away from home for the little girl in the reindeer coat
Soldiers of the Welch regiment training. Circa 1942
It is home away from home for these children in the reindeer coats
VE day preparations in Cardiff, Wales. 8th May 1945
Treves (or Trier) to Thionville railway. This line was busy before the war carrying
Now you know what it feels like to be in the Navy when bombs are dropping a little too
Taking advantage of their first freedom of speech for twenty two years Italians hold mass
People of Catania, Sicily scramble for food given out by men of the Royal Air Force
A British soldier enjoys a cup of tea with two women of the American Women
East Hams unit of the WJAC besides having a full trumpet band, now have a mascot
Bomb wrecked warehouses and freight wagons on the quayside at Catania
American Red Cross nurses in England. July 1941
The white signal of surrender on the bomb battered landing ground on the island of
British boys for British farms. The Open Door to an Agricultural Career has been
The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11th and 12th November 1940 during
Landing craft loaded with troops as United nations invasion of Sicily gets underway
Demolition in progress of a tall building in Fetter Lane
Greek soldiers stand by an a gun, manned by British soldiers
Sawing and hammering away like veterans, a cluster of ATS girls
Soldiers of the British Eighth Army charge through a railway cutting with fixed bayonets
Easter sunrise service at the bandstand in Hyde Park attended by American servicemen
Wrecked and capsized enemy merchant vessels line the quays in the harbour at Naples
Their first day on a Troopship, soldiers waving goodbye
RAF Officers with Italian troops on the island of Kos, Greece after the occupation of
Timber yard fire. Walinden Road, Hackney, London. This picture shows two types of branch
Graveyard of Nazi bombers in Libya. Part of a collection of Stukas destroyed by Allied
British troops in France. Highlanders in the front line. Circa June 1940
In appreciation of hospitality shown by Dartmouth town, to sailors of the US Navy
Six hours before the Allied landings took place on the South Coast of France on August
A "Victory over Japan"exhibition was opened in Oxford Street, London
Italian soldiers outside headquarters in Southern Italy cheer the declaration of war
One hundred American nurses have arrived in England, and are staying in Charles Street, W
Partisans of Aix, in Southern France, stage a welcoming parade for liberating forces of
Royal Army Service Corps Amphibian Training Centre on the North Wales coast
Four American soldiers of General Patchs Seventh Army
AFS men have to almost fight their way through a maze of pipes. 10th May 1941
These men, every one picked for brain as well as brawn, will be the spearhead of our
Troops of the Seventh Army enter the city of Aix in Southern France. August 1944
Second World War, Canterbury. Part of the main street. Firemen putting out
British troops cower as a shell bursts on the parapet of their trench "
Twenty foot poles put in the ground by the enemy and scattered over Southern France
A contingent of Cypriot Muleteers which recently landed in France have now taken up
Aftermath of an air raid on Old Town Street, Plymouth, Devon. 21st April 1941
The Canadian Commandos captured this 250 Naval vessel in their raid on Dieppe
American patrol of the 7th Army passing a tank turret set in the street in St Raphael
A butcher shows WaFs how butcher meat. February 1943
During a raid on the night of 11th / 12th August on Eastbourne
The invasion of Southern France. Every type of craft imaginable is represented here as
Large shopping store destroyed during a rad on a town in the North East of England
Posted as missing, five sappers of a railway construction company of the Royal Engineers
Allied landing in Southern France. Smoke obscures the horizon as a group of German
Italian ship Artigliere is sunk by HMS York. May 1941
Brian and Canadian troops Falaise road push. A hidden German 88mm anti tank gun caught
Middlesex Civil Defence, Wembley Stadium. C. D. and N. F. S
Salute the Soldier Campaign, parade and march past, outside Buckingham Palace
A formation of five Blenheim Mark IVs (Z5893 W nearest) of No
Aftermath of an air raid in Southampton. August 1940
You remember the "Wayside Pulpit"those inspiring messages on the walls of
RAF in the South of France. Allied forces landed on the South Coast of France on August
HE 111 brought down by a fire near the Hampshire coast. 12th July 1940
Valiant helpers in building planes for the RAF are blinded men
British troops are helping French farmers in many ways with their farm work ad in view of
First wives off to Europe. First families going to join soldiers stationed in Europe
In the British Lines. Day after day the British troops continue to "dig in"
A woman being rescued from a block of flats damaged by a V bomb in Southern England
Dutch Marines and Naval Officers pass through London. Dutch Marines today arrived in
A French housewife lends a hand and gives hints on French cooking at the Army School of
German aircraft brought down on the south coast of England. June 1940
Childrens club. The Hopscotch Inn, 102 Eversholt Street (near Euston Station
A day with a Battalion of the York and Lancaster regiment in a forward area
Second World War, Second Great Fire of London. Fire after Fire
Ladbroke Grove day nursery. The "Twos"Threes"and "Fours"
Here is "George"who was second in command of the Polish submarine SOKOL which
Dancing for their "queen"children have been finding primroses
VE Day celebrations in Cardiff, Wales. 8th May 1945
Loudspeakers and floodlights are being placed above the entrance of City Hall, Cardiff
Soldiers in the Hull and East Yorkshire area working with a range finder
