Bombing War Collection (#3)

Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, by the German navy, World War I, 1914 (litho)
7157201 Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, by the German navy, World War I, 1914 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire)

German Zeppelins attacking the English coast; World War I (litho)
7185941 German Zeppelins attacking the English coast; World War I (litho) by Diemer, Michael Zeno (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Zeppelins attacking the English coast)

Bombardement de Mogador (engraving)
7179364 Bombardement de Mogador (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Mogador)

Casualties of a German artillery bombardment, Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad, 1941 (b / w photo)
7200821 Casualties of a German artillery bombardment, Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad, 1941 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Wonders of Science (litho)
7149605 Wonders of Science (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wonders of Science. Illustration from Kultur Cartoons (Stanley Paul & Co, London)

The great bombard of Tours (engraving)
7192238 The great bombard of Tours (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great bombard of Tours)

Bombardement de Sweaborg (engraving)
7179606 Bombardement de Sweaborg (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Sweaborg)

Bombardement de Lille (engraving)
7194317 Bombardement de Lille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Lille)

German Zeppelin bombing Antwerp, Belgium, World War I, 1914 (litho)
7157185 German Zeppelin bombing Antwerp, Belgium, World War I, 1914 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Zeppelin bombing Antwerp, Belgium, World War I)

Explosion of the machine infernale, bomb intended to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris
5997594 Explosion of the machine infernale, bomb intended to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris, 1800 (litho) by Danish School

North Africans praying for a shipwreck 4, hawking in Barbary 5, and English ships under Lord Exmouth bombarding Algiers
6337715 North Africans praying for a shipwreck 4, hawking in Barbary 5, and English ships under Lord Exmouth bombarding Algiers in 1816 6 by English School

HMS "Inflexible"(b / w photo)
3627494 HMS " Inflexible" (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Inflexible")

Hostile reception for the Phoenicians at Tarsus (engraving)
3647000 Hostile reception for the Phoenicians at Tarsus (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hostile reception for the Phoenicians at Tarsus)

Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, surveying damage to the cathedral inflicted by a German air raid, World War II
6015214 Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, surveying damage to the cathedral inflicted by a German air raid, World War II, June 1942 (photo) by English Photographer

Cleared site of buildings destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz, City of London, World War II (photo)
6015152 Cleared site of buildings destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz, City of London, World War II (photo) by English Photographer

Ruins of Caen, Normandy, after Allied artillery and air bombardment before the city was captured from the Germans
6015148 Ruins of Caen, Normandy, after Allied artillery and air bombardment before the city was captured from the Germans, World War II, July 1944 (photo) by English Photographer

British Blackburn Skua dive bomber over the sea (colour litho)
6014672 British Blackburn Skua dive bomber over the sea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Blackburn Skua dive bomber over the sea)

Children sleeping in hammocks in the London Underground during a German air raid, World War II, 1940-1941 (b / w photo)
6014638 Children sleeping in hammocks in the London Underground during a German air raid, World War II, 1940-1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Bombers in production (b / w photo)
6001047 Bombers in production (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombers in production. Illustration for The RAF in Action (A&C Black, 1940)

Bomb-aimer (b / w photo)
6001041 Bomb-aimer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bomb-aimer. Illustration for The RAF in Action (A&C Black, 1940)

The Houses of Parliament, London, showing bomb damage during WW2 (b / w photo)
5987024 The Houses of Parliament, London, showing bomb damage during WW2 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Houses of Parliament, London)

Retrieving British wounded under heavy German fire, Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (b / w photo)
6000100 Retrieving British wounded under heavy German fire, Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

King George VI amd Queen Elizabeth, together with Winston Churchill, surveying bomb damage
6030257 King George VI amd Queen Elizabeth, together with Winston Churchill, surveying bomb damage, presumably to Buckingham Palace (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Damage to the interior of St Pauls Cathedral caused by a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II
6033031 Damage to the interior of St Pauls Cathedral caused by a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II, 1940 (colour litho) by English School

Firemen fighting a blaze during the Blitz in London, World War II, 1940-1945 (colour litho)
6033022 Firemen fighting a blaze during the Blitz in London, World War II, 1940-1945 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment (engraving)
1052130 A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment)

The Mayor of Tours on his Way to ask for a Cessation of the Bombardment (engraving)
1052356 The Mayor of Tours on his Way to ask for a Cessation of the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bombardment of Malaxa on 23 March, the International Fleet shelling the Insurgents in the Blockhouse (litho)
1036870 The Bombardment of Malaxa on 23 March, the International Fleet shelling the Insurgents in the Blockhouse (litho) by Wyllie

The Bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, the Rua do Ouvidor, 1893 (engraving)
1627423 The Bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, the Rua do Ouvidor, 1893 (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombardment of Rio de Janeiro)

British Ships engaged in the Bombardment of Alexandria (engraving)
1622307 British Ships engaged in the Bombardment of Alexandria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Ships engaged in the Bombardment of Alexandria)

Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States, April 13, 1861 (engraving)
672223 Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States, April 13, 1861 (engraving) by English School

Fortress of Kinburn after the Bombardment (engraving)
655542 Fortress of Kinburn after the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fortress of Kinburn after the Bombardment)

The Bombardment of Zanzibar (b / w photo)
1050937 The Bombardment of Zanzibar (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombardment of Zanzibar)

With the Russians and Turks (engraving)
1049607 With the Russians and Turks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians and Turks)

The War in the East, with the Turks, the Bombardment of Rustchuk (engraving)
1049565 The War in the East, with the Turks, the Bombardment of Rustchuk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East, with the Turks)

The Camp of the Gordon Highlanders during a Bombardment (litho)
1048594 The Camp of the Gordon Highlanders during a Bombardment (litho) by Maud, William T. (1865-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Camp of the Gordon Highlanders during a Bombardment)

A British naval airship bombing a submarine (colour litho)
981892 A British naval airship bombing a submarine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wellington bombers attacking the German naval base at Kiel, 1939 (colour litho)
981883 Wellington bombers attacking the German naval base at Kiel, 1939 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Discarding of Obsolete British War-Ships (b / w photo)
1628670 The Discarding of Obsolete British War-Ships (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Discarding of Obsolete British War-Ships)

Medieval trebuchet (chromolitho)
1094129 Medieval trebuchet (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval trebuchet)

Squadron Leader Arthur Bigsworth attacks with bombs a German submarine, which fills and sinks off Ostend, Belgium
976436 Squadron Leader Arthur Bigsworth attacks with bombs a German submarine, which fills and sinks off Ostend, Belgium, 26 August 1915 (colour litho) by Swanwick, H. G

The Place Mehemet Ali, before the Bombardment (engraving)
967141 The Place Mehemet Ali, before the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Place Mehemet Ali, before the Bombardment)

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The Bombardment of Kagosima, Japan 1863 (engraving)
1102991 The Bombardment of Kagosima, Japan 1863 (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombardment of Kagoshima, also known as the Anglo-Satsuma War)

The bombardment of St Jean D Acre by the British and Allied Squadrons (colour litho)
726501 The bombardment of St Jean D Acre by the British and Allied Squadrons (colour litho) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Our artillery disperses a column on its way from Varda to Corvara, in the Upper Cordevole (colour litho)
2815789 Our artillery disperses a column on its way from Varda to Corvara, in the Upper Cordevole (colour litho) by Beltrame

The enemy that comes from the air, a French airplane launches five bombs on the big neighborhood... (colour litho)
2815745 The enemy that comes from the air, a French airplane launches five bombs on the big neighborhood... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho)
2809096 The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reign of terror in Belfast)

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"Bombing War: A Chronicle of Destruction and Chaos" In the annals of history, the devastating impact of bombing wars has left indelible marks on cities and societies. From Damascus to London, Paris to Rotterdam, these haunting images capture the brutality and destruction unleashed by aerial attacks throughout different eras. During the attack on Damascus in Syria, French troops under General Maurice Sarrail resorted to self-machine guns as they fought against a backdrop of looted streets. The chaos was reminiscent of other instances like the assassination of Vyacheslav von Plehve, where St Petersburg became a stage for violence and bloodshed. The collage depicting American bombers during World War II serves as a stark reminder of the relentless targeting that Germany endured. As pressing triggers released bombs from above, smoke billowed from factories reduced to ruins. The largest tyre factory in Germany became engulfed in flames, leaving behind an eerie scene. History also recounts acts of terror carried out by anarchists seeking revenge or political change. In Paris, Ravachol's arrest led to a bombing at Restaurant Very on Boulevard de Magenta in 1892. Such incidents echoed Napoleon's miraculous escape from "the machine infernale" bomb explosion on Rue Saint-Nicaise years earlier. Wars have always been marked by sieges and stormings - Barcelona fell victim during the Reapers War while Cromwell took Drogheda by storm in 1649. These events showcased both military might and civilian suffering amidst crumbling structures. Perhaps one image that epitomizes this dark chapter is Blitz-stricken London during World War II. Black-and-white photographs depict German soldiers advancing through burning ruins after their Luftwaffe bombings devastated Rotterdam as well. As we reflect upon these historical moments captured through engravings and lithographs, it becomes evident that bombing wars leave scars not only on buildings but also on humanity itself. They serve as reminders of our capacity for destruction but also our resilience to rebuild and strive for peace.