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The Royal Navys Boom defence Branch is responsible for maintaining the seaborne barriers against enemy marauders at al British harbours

Ths 23, 000 ton British aircraft carrier HMS Victorious while she was co-operating with the United States Navy in the Pacific Ocean

The British Expeditionary Force in Norway during the Second World War. Photograph taken during a boat drill, showing the troops at their boat stations and afterwards on the crowded decks

The twin engine Bristol "Beaufighter"of the Royal Air Force in flight during
The twin engine Bristol " Beaufighter" of the Royal Air Force in flight during the Second World War. May 1941

As the result of continued pressure by British and Free French troops, the Vichy forces evacuated Damascus on 21st June 1941 and the city was later occupied by the Allied Forces

Battle of the Bay of Biscay naval action as part of the Atlantic Campaign during the Second World War. RCAF aircraft of Coastal Command

A feature of the recent naval operations off the Sakashima Islands in support of the Okinawa landings was the Japanese suicide aircraft attack

HMS Illustrious attacked by dive bombers in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Pantelleria. The Illustrious survived a ferocious attack including that of over 40 JU-87s and JU-88 s

Army flamethrowers in action during the Second world War. Issued: April 1945

British flame throwing crocodile (MK-7) tanks in demonstration on German soil against a knocked out Nazi self propelled gun. Three tanks are firing on target. Issued: December 1944

This striking badge in red, yellow and blue has been authorised for all ranks of the Armys new firemen, specially trained to protect army stores, equipment and accommodation at home and overseas

HMS Victorious on her way back from Norwegian waters with attendant cruiser, her Fulmar aircraft on deck at air readiness

An aerial torpedo attack by an Italian Fiat BR 20 torpedo bomber on HMS Nelson, escorting a convoy in the Mediterranean. 27th September 1941

Among the equipment with which the British Army blasted its way into France and which it is now using are flame throwers. Chief among these are the " Lifebuoy", a man carried weapon

16"shells being lowered on to the deck of HMS Rodney from the ammunition ship
16" shells being lowered on to the deck of HMS Rodney from the ammunition ship. Each one weighs a ton and will fire over ten miles. Circa August 1940

The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal supply convoy in the background making its way to Malta. Operation Halberd Circa 26th September 1941

A telegram message from the front, shown to camera by an officer. The wording reads of " fires on the beach", and the timing is early June 1944, the time of D Day, The Normandy Landings

Bombs falling all around of HMS Ark Royal during an attack by Italian aircraft during the Battle of Cape Spartivento. 27th November 1940

HMS Illustrious oils a destroyer in the Indian Ocean with the Eastern Fleet 20th May 1944

Western Approaches Command, Derby House, Liverpool. Which is home to the operations and tactical command for the Battle of the Atlantic

Miss Joan Stoner, a former Brighton hairdresser and now with the WLA (The Womens Land Army ) on horseback rounding up a herd of Deodora Gurnsey cows, owned by local farmer Mr Thomas Hopkins

A dog comes back to his home - now destroyed by a bomb from Germany. August 1944. Picture taken 20th August 1944

Vera Smithers at the fireside with her pets. A dog, a cat, a hen, a sheep. Location unknown. Picture taken 28th March 1941

A school in East London. Pupils have designed this mural - the defence of Stalingrad. Battle of Stalingrad, (July 17, 1942-February 2, 1943)

A Coastal command Liberator was damaged by blast after attacking a German U-boat. It was brought back over 800 miles of sea during which time it persisted in climbing despite the efforts of both

Rex Kent, 15 years old, of Park View Road, New Eltham, London, has converted his garden into a paddling pool. He charges admission fees which are donated to war charities

They said it couldn t be done, but Major Allen G. Russell
They said it couldn t be done, but Major Allen G.Russell, operations chief of the Ferry and Transport Service 8th Force Service Command

Intercepted in the attack by aircraft of Coastal Command, a German blockade runner with a cargo of supplies was set ablaze and destroyed on 27th December 1943

The Battle of Cape Matapan naval engagement between British Imperial and Axis forces, fought from 27th to 29th March 1941, on the south-west coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula of Greece

The 11th Battalion Royal Marines Battle course. Units of the Royal Marine Group Mobile Naval base Defence Organisation in training at their Chatham Camp base in Colombo, Ceylon

Picture taken during an RAF Bomber Command great attack on the German lines in France on 18th July 1944, showing a Halifax bomber with half its tail plane shot away

RAF Thunderbolts strike at Japanese communications during the Second World War. RAF fighter pilots, flying cannon-firing Thunderbolts from Indian bases on the Burma front

Royal Navy submarine HMS Thunderbolt doing a crash dive at sea during the Second World War. 27th February 1942

Axis infiltration into Syria compelled the advance of the Allied Forces to avert so dangerous a threat. British and Free French forces have been opposed by the Vichy troops

British ships on Northern Convoy during the Second world War. A photograph which gives some idea, of the weather conditions experienced by men of British ships employed on convoy duty in Northern

British Royal Navy Illustrious-class aircraft carrier HMS Victorious at sea during during several days of preparation for Norwegian operations in the Second world War

Soldiers of the Imperial Australian Force operating in the hill country of the Syria countryside during the Second World War. June 1941

With his command of of Circassian native cavalry, Colonel Collet crossed from Syria into Trans-Jordan to join the Free French Forces

A large army exercise, referred to officially as "Operation Crocodile"
A large army exercise, referred to officially as " Operation Crocodile" took place recently in Palestine and Trans-Jordan

A soldier of the Australian Imperial Force on his motorcycle passing one of the caravans which dominate the roads near Damascus, Syria during the Second World War. February 1942

A crowded street in the city of Beirut as local residents turn out to cheer the British entry into the city during the Second World War. July 1941

The fall off Damascus to Allied Forces during the Second World War. General Catroux, General Le Gentilhomme of the Free French Forces and their staff entered the city of Damascus

Bombs tumble from the bays of an overturned Liberator Bomber of the 15th Air Force when it was caught in a heavy flak bolt while making a heavy bomb run over Blechhammer, Germany

A British destroyer carried out a torpedo exercise and afterwards recovered the torpedo. The dummy head used was fitted with a calcium float to indicate the position of the torpedo after it had

A large-scale demonstration of fighter and bombers given by the Royal Air Force to Army and Home Guard officers and NCOs of the East Anglian area

A WREN, (The Womens Royal Naval Service) possibly called Nellie, with the puppy dog. Picture taken 8th June 1944

Fireman at a sub station in London, after it was hit in The Blitz of World War Two. They wrestle with a vehicle, trying to move it

Picture shows King Haakon of Norway, inspecting The Home Guard. Picture possibly taken at Wembley Stadium, North London. Picture taken 24th August 1943

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