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Attacks Collection (#6)

In the vast expanse of the ocean, a fearsome creature emerges from the depths

Background imageAttacks Collection: A Crocodile Snatches A Child From An African Village. From A 19Th Century Print

A Crocodile Snatches A Child From An African Village. From A 19Th Century Print

Background imageAttacks Collection: An English Cavalryman Attacks A Zulu Warrior During The Anglo-Zulu War Of 1879

An English Cavalryman Attacks A Zulu Warrior During The Anglo-Zulu War Of 1879. From Afrika, Dets Opdagelse, Erobring Og Kolonisation, Published In Copenhagen, 1901

Background imageAttacks Collection: Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford Vc Bombs And Destroys Zeppelin Airship 1915 He Received The

Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford Vc Bombs And Destroys Zeppelin Airship 1915 He Received The Victoria Cross For His Action From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe Published London 1916

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Fencer

Background imageAttacks Collection: A Rhinoceros Attacks An Expedition In The 19Th Century. From The Book Africa Pintoresca Published

A Rhinoceros Attacks An Expedition In The 19Th Century. From The Book Africa Pintoresca Published 1888

Background imageAttacks Collection: Cougar With Prey

Cougar With Prey

Background imageAttacks Collection: Cougar With Fallen Prey

Cougar With Fallen Prey

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - Cartoon - German gun Big Bertha

WW1 - Cartoon - German gun Big Bertha
WW1 - A satirical cartoon illustrating the German gun personified as Big Bertha attacking the city of Paris. As the city is underattack

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914

WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914
WW1 - HMS Badger was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the eighth Royal Navy ship that served during the First World War

Background imageAttacks Collection: Mitsubishi Ki-30 Army Type 97 Ann -Japanese Army ligh

Mitsubishi Ki-30 Army Type 97 Ann -Japanese Army light bomber used fro mid 1941 Relegated to training by end 1942, many later used for Kamikaze attacks

Background imageAttacks Collection: Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915

Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915
German avaitors in The Roland biplane bomber. This diagram shows observer operating the pedal board to release the plate in the floor of the fuselage, ready for bombs to be dropped

Background imageAttacks Collection: Salvador Correia attacks Fort San Miguel, Luanda, Angola

Salvador Correia attacks Fort San Miguel, Luanda, Angola
The attack by Salvador Correia de Sa e Benevides (1602-1688) - Portuguese soldier and politician - on the Dutch-held Fort Of San Miguel in Luanda, Angola

Background imageAttacks Collection: Picture No. 10860982

Picture No. 10860982
Black & White Illustration: Giant Squid - historic illustration (Architeuthis sp.) Date:

Background imageAttacks Collection: Picture No. 10767721

Picture No. 10767721
Diver - Valerie Taylor, wearing her Chain Mail / Stainless Steel mesh protective Suit Date:

Background imageAttacks Collection: The Moon Era, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover

The Moon Era, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
The Moon Era (Jack Williamson) - time travelling Earthman attacks the mechanical servants of the Eternal Ones Date: 1932

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Bellerophon & Chimera
One of the tasks he has to perform for Iobates, king of Lycia, is to slay the CHIMERA, which he does with the aid of the winged horse PEGASUS

Background imageAttacks Collection: Fighting Stralsund

Fighting Stralsund
The Danish fleet attacks vessels of its trading rivals, the Hanseatic League based at Stralsund, Germany

Background imageAttacks Collection: German gas masks

German gas masks
A British impression of the type of respiratory equipment used by German soldiers during gas attacks upon Allied troops. The Germans first used poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd 1915

Background imageAttacks Collection: Spaceship attacks city

Spaceship attacks city
THE MAN FROM HELL by Polton Cross. An see-through spaceship fires a ray-gun at a large syscraper in a futuristic New York City

Background imageAttacks Collection: Ufos / Gonzales + Ponce /

Ufos / Gonzales + Ponce /
Two Venezuelan truckers, at Petare, near Caracas, encounter a UFO manned by hairy aliens; one attacks Gonzales and he is temporarily blinded with a ray-gun

Background imageAttacks Collection: Odysseus Attacks Suitors

Odysseus Attacks Suitors
Odysseus shoots the first arrow at the suitors who have tried in vain to woo Penelope while he has been away

Background imageAttacks Collection: Attack on Logeast Wood, appropriate the battalions trophies

Attack on Logeast Wood, appropriate the battalions trophies
During the advance on the Western Front there was a race amoung men near a captured enemy gun for the honour of making upon it the name of the battalion to which it fell. Date: 1918

Background imageAttacks Collection: German poison- gas 1915

German poison- gas 1915
Diagrams of various kinds of apparatus employed by Germans. 1915

Background imageAttacks Collection: Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Shadow Over Mars

Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Shadow Over Mars
The front cover of Startling Stories magazine, showing a man and a woman (in skimpy gold costume) being attacked by three red ape-like monsters with fearsome teeth

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - The Cuxhaven Action - aerial and naval combat

WW1 - The Cuxhaven Action - aerial and naval combat
WW1 - Aerial and naval combat at Cuxhaven, a German North Sea Port. During the First World War. Nordholz Airbase with its airship hangars, near Nordholz to the south of Cuxhaven

Background imageAttacks Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Jongor of lost Land

Fantastic Adventures - Jongor of lost Land
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, October 1940, featuring the story Jongor of lost Land by Robert Moore Williams. Warrior sits on the back of a huge dinosaur and tries to shoot a attacking pterosaur

Background imageAttacks Collection: Fantastic Adventures - The Return of Jongor

Fantastic Adventures - The Return of Jongor
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1944, featuring the story The Return of Jongor by Robert Moore Williams. A warrior attacks a club-wielding centaur with a spear. Date: 1944

Background imageAttacks Collection: History of Spain. Reconquista. Translation of Our Lady of Sa

History of Spain. Reconquista. Translation of Our Lady of Sa
History of Spain. Reconquista. Battle between Christian troops at the foot of the wall of the city of Zamora in defense the Saracen attacks, 1062

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History of Spain. Reconquista. Battle between Christian troops and saracens in lands of Zamora. 11th century. Translation of Our Lady of Saint Antolin to Zamora by the Palentines

Background imageAttacks Collection: Gas Attack School

Gas Attack School
A school in Berlin, Germany, where pupils are taught how to protect themselves against asphixiating gas attacks and how to rescue and revive other people. Date: 1930s

Background imageAttacks Collection: Manchurian Criticism

Manchurian Criticism
At Harbin, Manchuria, the author of a play, disapproving of the production, mounts the stage and attacks the principal actors with a hammer he happens to have with him. Date: 1933

Background imageAttacks Collection: George Bernhard Shaw

George Bernhard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Irish playwright attacks British hypocrisy with " Fannys First Play" Date: 1912

Background imageAttacks Collection: France Attacks Kellogg

France Attacks Kellogg
An aggressive France attacks the Kellogg pact which was signed in 1928 denouncing war & advocating the peaceful settlement of disputes. Date: 1933

Background imageAttacks Collection: Esterhazy & Picquart

Esterhazy & Picquart
Esterhazy attacks Picquart in the Avenue Victor Hugo; Picquart had found convincing evidence that Esterhazy was the true traitor in the Dreyfus Affair Date: 1898

Background imageAttacks Collection: Spotting for Guns / 1906

Spotting for Guns / 1906
The French army, on the look- out for artillery attacks. Date: 1906

Background imageAttacks Collection: Gunners prepared to face the gas 1916

Gunners prepared to face the gas 1916
French gunners wearing masks and helmets against the asphyxiating gases sometimes released far from the battlefront. 1916

Background imageAttacks Collection: Indians Attack Wagons

Indians Attack Wagons
A native american attacks settlers` wagons - he uses his horse for cover even as he canters along Date: 1891

Background imageAttacks Collection: Alien Spacecraft

Alien Spacecraft
With monstrous aerial machines the inhabitants of other planets will reach our Earth and make it one of their colonies - an alien spacecraft attacks Earth Date: 1933

Background imageAttacks Collection: Cartoon, Between two attacks, WW1

Cartoon, Between two attacks, WW1
Cartoon, Between two attacks. French soldiers in a trench relax, eat, drink and play cards in a quiet moment on the Western Front. Date: 1916

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - French success at Steinbach, 3rd January 1915

WW1 - French success at Steinbach, 3rd January 1915
WW1 - An illustration representing the French reclaiming Alsace from German occupation. The illustration recreates the scene by using the well-known fairytale Sleeping Beauty, to represent the event

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland

WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland
WW1 - The army on the ground are seen positioned by a slope running down a railway track. Soldiers on foot and on horses, aim their rifles attack the enemy above

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - Protection against gas attacks, Belgium, 1915

WW1 - Protection against gas attacks, Belgium, 1915
WW1 - A photograph showing three Belgian soldiers positioned in their trench, and their machine-gun ready to fire. They wear gas masks to protect themselves against the asphyxiating gas attack

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - Zeppelins raid over Paris, France, 1915

WW1 - Zeppelins raid over Paris, France, 1915
WW1 - A failed night raid attack over Paris, where enemy airships are under attack from shells and searchlights from below

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - British and German aircraft in action, 1917

WW1 - British and German aircraft in action, 1917
WW1 - The illustration captures a birdseye view of a vast landscape where British aeroplanes are in action, attacking German infantry

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - British seaplane in action, Cuxhaven, Germany, 1915

WW1 - British seaplane in action, Cuxhaven, Germany, 1915
WW1 - A British seaplane or hydroplane in flight in Cuxhaven, Germany, and attacking the enemy on the sea from the air. Date: 1915

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - Second Battle of Dover Strait - HMS Broke rams Germans

WW1 - Second Battle of Dover Strait - HMS Broke rams Germans
WW1 - During the Second Battle of Dover Strait, HMS Broke rammed SMS G42 on 21st April 1917 near the Goodwin Sands. In confusing action, there was close-quarter fighting between the crews

Background imageAttacks Collection: Bombardment of Scarborough - German navy gun-crew

Bombardment of Scarborough - German navy gun-crew
The raid on Scarborough took place on 16th December 1914. It was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British seaport town. German gun-crew are pictured in action from their warship

Background imageAttacks Collection: WW1 - British field-artillery shelling a Turkish fort

WW1 - British field-artillery shelling a Turkish fort
WW1 - The British field-artillery advancement and shelling of one of the Turkish forts in Dardanelles. The narrow peninsula amongst the ranges of high hill or small mountains make it safe for




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In the vast expanse of the ocean, a fearsome creature emerges from the depths. The Kraken attacks a ship with its colossal tentacles, causing chaos and panic among the crew. As they desperately fight for survival, their vessel becomes entangled in a deadly battle between two naval giants - Bonhomme Richard and Serapis. Centuries ago, during a fateful naval battle in 1782, these mighty warships clashed fiercely amidst cannon fire and billowing smoke. It was an epic struggle for dominance on the high seas. Just like Don Quixote tilting at windmills, sometimes our perception can lead us astray. But there are real dangers lurking in unexpected places – such as encountering a charging black rhinoceros in Namibia's Etosha National Park. Its sheer power and determination remind us of nature's untamed force. Legends speak of Scylla from Homer's Odyssey - a terrifying sea monster with multiple heads that devoured sailors who dared to pass by her lair. In our own world, we face modern-day threats like pollution or chemical warfare; hence we don gas masks as protection against invisible attackers. Throughout history, tales have been told of brave knights facing mythical creatures head-on. Saint George valiantly battled against a menacing dragon symbolizing evil itself - reminding us that courage is needed to confront our personal demons. The Bastille stands tall as an emblematic fortress representing oppression and tyranny until it was attacked during the French Revolution – marking an important turning point towards freedom and democracy. On another battlefield far away lies Waterloo Belle Alliance where armies clashed mercilessly under darkened skies. The outcome would reshape Europe forever - illustrating how conflicts shape destinies on both grand scales and individual lives alike. Even golf courses were not spared from militant suffragette attacks as women fought relentlessly for their right to vote. Their defiance left an indelible mark on history while challenging societal norms. In the realm of agriculture, a tiny yet devastating attacker emerged.