Attacks Collection (#8)

WW1 - German aircraft views the English Navy - North Sea
WW1 - A German illustration of a battle in the North Sea showing a German aircraft beating-off the English Navy. Three enemy merchant-vessels are being destroyed

WW1 - Gas attacks near Canadian lines, October 1916
WW1 - Exploding gas shells used by the Germans near the Canadian front line in Guillemont, France, October 1916. Date: 1916

WW1 - German Prussian Guard driven back to their trenches
WW1 - The Canadian 90th Winnipeg Rifles in action after suffering heavily from the Huns gas tactics. Rushing from their trenches

Sweeping up flour after attack on German bakery, WW1
Sweeping up the remains of flour emptied in the street by the crowd after an attack on a German bakery in East India Dock Road

Anti-Germanism during WW1
Examples of Anti-German action during the first years of the First World War; property being looted, Germans not being served in certain premises

Serbian Outpost guards
At a Serbian outpost on a single track railway bridge on the Nish-Salonika Railway, guards stand to arms in the early hours of the morning having heard suspicious sounds

Ringing the gas alarm on the Western Front by Philip Dadd
A British gas sentry rings a medieval church bell bearing figures of saints and armorial insignia (formerly hung in the shattered belfry shown in the background)

Italian Alpini scale heights
With the aid of ropes and ice-axes, Italian Alpini troops scale a mountain face in the Tyrol in order to occupy the high ground and prevent Austrian attacks at vital points along the frontier

Suffragette Striking Scene at Demonstration. At a demonstration, its hand to hand combat as suffragette attacks policeman with umbrella, hands and ankle boots. Date: circa 1911

Suffragette Pillar Box Outrage. Well-dressed man, possibly drunk has slipped on pavement next to a red pillar (post) box, losing his top hat. Caption reads, Another Pillar Box Outrage

Suffragette Attacks Soldier, Not Letter Box. A short-sighted suffragette mistakes a soldier in a red uniform for a letter box and splatters ink intended for the mail all over his uniform

Anti-gas nosebag masks for horses, WW1
A mounted British patrol attacking a gas factory where gas was being released on enemy lines; the horses are wearing a type of gas mask in the form of a nosebag. Date: 1917

British charge at Gallipoli, 1915
A charge by a section of the Royal Naval Division in the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915. The caption points out the officer on the extreme left leading the charge explaining

Partly finished battlefield road at Flanders 1917
Second Battle of Flanders: Troops in the front are capturing positions and beating off counter attacks night and day. While the temporary lulls of infantry fighting between each thrust forward

British armies launched gigantic attacks on Somme 1916
On 16 July 1916, after an intensive bombardment, the British armies launched a series of gigantic attacks on the Somme, which persisted until November

Somme troops keep in reserve counter attack WWI
During battles of the Somme troops which had taken part in an attack were withdrawn from the front line as soon as possible and kept in reserve for counter attacks

The Coming Raid, Notes from the East Coast by Will Owen
A page of humorous sketches on the subject of the East Coast bombardment of Britain during the First World War, from confused landladies not knowing what to do with their potential guests to old

Bizerta and environs by G. H. Davis
Bizerta (Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa), its environs and main topographical features. An air-view map of Bizerta, key point of air attacks on Sardinia and Sicily during the Second World War

Tanker Ohio with fuel for Malta by G. H. Davis
How the tanker Ohio delivered fuel to Malta during the Second World War, in the face of numerous enemy attacks. Date: 12-14 August 1942

Auxiliary fuel tanks for increasing range by G. H. Davis
Increasing aircraft range: auxiliary fuel tanks fitted to fighters and bombers, essential to long-range air attacks during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Thrilling Mediterranean feat by G. H. Davis
The convoy must go through, ordered the admiral -- and it did. Story of a thrilling Mediterranean feat during the Second World War

Ground defence against enemy air attacks, WW1
Examples of ground defence against enemy air attacks during the First World War. Showing bomb-dropping by hand from an aeroplane, an aeroplane being transported on a military motor

Aerial warfare in summer skies by G. H. Davis
Beware of the Hun in the sun: aerial warfare in summer skies, flight formations and tactics dependent on the suns position. Left: hide and seek in the clouds, with the sun used for cover

The great Sylt raid by G. H. Davis
The great Sylt raid: a bomber attacks in the glare of searchlights, flaming onions and bursting star shells. Attacking Hornum, the seaplane base on the southern end of the German island of Sylt

The Croxton outrage by G. H. Davis
One of several German attacks on North Sea fishing trawlers, later countered by arming them: the Croxton outrage. How the unarmed Croxton was machine-gunned and bombed until she sank

Tactics in a torpedo action by G. H. Davis
What happens inside a British submarine when she sights enermy vessels and attacks with torpedoes. 1943

Siege of Bergen Op Zoom
The Spanish under the duke of Parma besiege Bergen op Zoom, making three surprise attacks, but Maurits van Nassau relieves the siege and forces the Spanish to retire. Date: 23 Sept to 13 Nov 1588

Attack on Balloon
The Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - attacks a balloon. Date: 1902

Edmund Hickeringill
EDMUND HICKERINGILL - Engliah churchman, soldier in Scotland, Swedish ambassador to England, traveller in West Indies, wrote scurrilous attacks on the Church, etc. Date: 1631 - 1708

Plate 6 skirmish two horsemen left dead man ground
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Plate 5 procession horsemen crossing river tree
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Plate 9 chariot carrying cannon left soldiers
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Plate 10 soldier charging cannon center soldiers
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Plate 7 two soldiers standing left wolf devouring
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Plate 11 attack city horsemen foreground clouds
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Drawings Prints, Print, Hercules Hydra, wielding, torch, he, attacks, winged, multi-headed
Drawings and Prints, Print, Hercules and the Hydra; wielding a torch he attacks the winged, multi-headed Hydra in rocky landscape, a hawk attacks a heron in the sky, Artist, After

Horizontal Panel Design Male Figure Lion Interspersed
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Plate 3 procession horse-drawn cannons riding
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Plate 2 soldier seated left beneath archway another lying
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Plate 12 procession troops enter city horseman
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Plate 8 chariot two horses left dog center various
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Plate 1 coat arms bottom center surrounded draped curtain
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Marcus Valerius Corvus. Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Marcus Valerius Corvus, print maker: Keijzer, Hendrick Goltzius, mei-1829

Marcus Valerius Corvus, Keijzer, Hendrick Goltzius, 1829

Hunting scene, Rajasthani miniature painting (w / c on paper)
KW1547435 Hunting scene, Rajasthani miniature painting (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rajasthani miniature painting from Rajasthan, India)

Fakir attacks with a knife a group of sailors, print maker: Jan Luyken, weduwe Joannes van Someren, 1682

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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.