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Australian Troops after the Capture of Tobruk, 1941
Image by Frank Hurley

Australian Troops after the Capture of Tobruk, 1941

A photograph taken by Frank Hurley of members of the 6th Australian Division after the capture of Tobruk during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in...
General O'Connor & General Wavell
Image by G. Keating - Imperial War Museums

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...
Italian Prisoners-of-War, Operation Compass
Image by G. Keating - Imperial War Museums

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...
Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, Bardia
Image by Unkown Photographer

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...
British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag
Image by Unknown Photographer

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...
Map of Operation Compass
Image by MacMoreno

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).
Saint Lucy
Image by Francisco de Zurbáran

Saint Lucy

Saint Lucy, oil on canvas by Francisco de Zurbáran, c. 1625-1630. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Portrait of Sir Henry Clinton, 1777
Image by John Smart

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.
Battle Between a Cheyenne Warrior and an Osage or Pawnee Warrior
Image by Unknown Artist

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.
WWII North Africa Campaign, 1940-1943
Image by Simeon Netchev

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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