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U-552 A Lonely Vigil by Robert Barbour (P) U-552 heads for home on the surface at sunset in the Atlantic- Summer 1943. |
Red Stars Over Berlin by David Pentland. (P) On Stalins personal orders, Petlyako PE-8 bombers, led by the hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Mikhal V. Vodopyanov, carry out their only raid on the German capital of Berlin. |
2nd Maryland Regiment at the Guildford Courthouse 1781 by Brian Palmer (P) No text for this item |
Tribute to Tom Dalton-Morgan by Ivan Berryman. (P) Tom Dalton-Morgan was a British flying Ace who was credited with at least 17 victories during World War Two. It was in the aircraft shown here, Hurricane Mk.I P3972 of No.43 Sqn that on 13th August 1940 he claimed a Ju88 but was struck by return fire, baling out of the stricken Hurricane. He became an Ace during the Battle of Britain and later also became a Hurricane night-fighter Ace, claiming six victories. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Order and Order of the British Empire, he went on to manage the Woomera rocket testing facility in Australia for 30 years. He died in 2004, aged 87. |
Tank Killers by David Pentland. (P) Bastogne, Ardennes, Belgium, 23rd December 1944. Beleaguered U.S. Paratroopers of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, defend against a German armoured attack. |
Apaches by Graeme Lothian. (P) Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 2010. |
Battle of Tsushima by Anthony Saunders. (P) Japanese Torpedo destroyers, rush in to finish off the Russian battleships near the end of the Battle of Tsushima. |
Group Up- Half Ahead Starboard by Robert Barbour (P) A class submarine, HMS Anchorite, swings away from the depot ship Adamant during work up exercises in the Firth of Clyde. In the mid fifties the depot ship was moored in Rothesay Bay providing a base for the 3rd Submarine Squadron. Leaving the moorings ahead of Anchorite is the frigate HMS Termagant which will day part in the days exercise. |
Alfred The Great by Chris Collingwood (P) Alfred was born in 849 at Wantage, Oxfordshire He was the youngest son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex, he became King of the Anglo Saxon Kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is known for his great defence of the Kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings. Eventually in 871 he made peace with the Vikings who agreed to a withdrawal out of his kingdom. It is likely a large payment of gold was made. Alfred was awarded the epithet The Great, and was the only king to be awarded this title. Alfred the Great was a learned man and improved the education and legal and military systems and structure. Alfred died on the 26th October 899 |
Black Lizzie by Ivan Berryman. (P) Entering service with the RAF in June 1938, the Westland Lysander was to prove invaluable in its role of transporting SOE agents on clandestine missions during World War II. 1,652 Lysanders were built and they were the first British aircraft to be based in France at the outbreak of the war and the last to see action there during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The example shown is of 161 Sqn based at Tempsford. |
The Battle of Agincourt by Brian Palmer (P) The French Knights attack Henry Vs English infantry lines and are repelled during the Battle of Agincourt, a victory for Henry V. |
Emden and Blucher by Randall Wilson (P) Emden and Blucher arriving at Schweinamund to depart the next day for Oslo. |
Japanese Battleship Nagato by Randall Wilson (P) Nagato was launched on 9th November 1919. Shown here during world war two operations, the Nagato survived the war and was expended as a target at the Bikini A-Bomb tests on 29th July 1946. |
The Battle of Kadesh - circa 127 BC by Brian Palmer (P) In 1275 BC there were two superpowers in the ancient near east, in the south the Egyptians and in the north the Hittites from Anatolia in modern day central Turkey. A clash between these two powers was inevitable. The Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II marched an army north into Syria to confront the Hittites and their allies under King Muwatallis. Reaching Kadesh Rameses camped under the walls of the city with his leading division, Amun, and awaited the arrival of the rest of his army. Poor intelligence had led Rameses to believe the Hittites were far to the north, in fact they were only 2 - 3 miles away. Muwatallis delivered a surprise attack against Rameses camp but the Egyptians managed to hold on until re-enforcements arrived. Despite retreating from the field after a day long battle it was Rameses who claimed a victory. The two armies never clashed again and eventually a peace treaty was signed between the Egyptians and the Hittites. |
Tribute to Gunther Seeger by Ivan Berryman. (P) Scoring his first victory during the Battle of Britain with 3./JG2, Gunther Seeger served on the Channel Front until the end of 1942 before moving to the Mediterranean. Joining JG53 shortly after, he racked up 56 victories in all, and was awarded the Knight's Cross. Shown here in his Bf.109 F2 of Stab JG2 in France, 1941, Gunther Seeger died in 2013. |
The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman (P) Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles come sunder fire from the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during what was to become known as the Battle of the River Plate on the 13th December 1939. Shells from Achilles are closing on her opponent as the Graf Spee alters course at the start of the doomed battleships flight to Montevideo |
Aloha Hawaii by Randall Wilson (P) No text for this item |
Extraction - Afghanistan 2011 by David Pentland. (P) An SAS team is picked up by a U.S. Army Special Forces Blackhawk helicopter after a successful operation against the Taliban. |
Tribute to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules by Ivan Berryman. (P) Entering service as far back as 1956, the C-130 Hercules is the longest continuously produced military aircraft and has served with many countries throughout the world. This versatile aircraft has been a military transport, firefighting aircraft, missile platform and humanitarian supply aircraft in a multitude of roles. Among its notable achievements is a record set in 1963 for the largest and heaviest aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. |
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