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General O'Connor & General Wavell
A photograph of General Richard O'Connor (1889-1981) - on the right - and General Archibald Wavell (1883-1950), the commanders of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against...
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Italian Prisoners-of-War, Operation Compass
A January 1941 photograph showing Italian prisoners-of-war after the battle of Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during...
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Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, Bardia
A photograph showing a British Rolls-Royce armoured car near Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert...
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British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag
A January 1941 photograph showing a British Matilda tank with a captured Italian flag and its way to Tobruk. The attack on Tobruk was part of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories...
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Map of Operation Compass
A map of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45).
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Saint Lucy
Saint Lucy, oil on canvas by Francisco de Zurbáran, c. 1625-1630.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Portrait of Sir Henry Clinton, 1777
Sir Henry Clinton in 1777, the year before he became commander-in-chief of the British Army in the American Revolution, portrait by John Smart.
National Institute of American History and Democracy.
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Battle Between a Cheyenne Warrior and an Osage or Pawnee Warrior
Drawing showing a battle between a Cheyenne warrior (right) and an Osage or Pawnee warrior (left) from a Fort Reno Scout ledger.
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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WWII North Africa Campaign, 1940-1943
This map illustrates the North Africa Campaign of World War II, spanning from 1940 to 1943 - a series of operations and battles for control of the strategic region between the Allied forces (primarily the British Commonwealth) and the Axis...
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Polish Troops at the Siege of Tobruk
A photograph of Polish soldiers during the Siege of Tobruk (Apr-Dec 1941) in the Western Desert Campaigns in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). Taken in September 1941. (Imperial War Museums)
