Images

Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876) by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, USA, 1889. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.

A poster marking the Royal Air Force's victory in the Battle of Britain of 1940 against Germany during the Second World War. Printed by H. M. Stationary Office.

A Supermarine Spitfire at the Season Premiere Airshow in 2018. The Spitfire was first built for use by the RAF in the 1930s and was a crucial fighter in the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940.

Photograph of Sintegaleska (Spotted Tail), Sichangu Lakota Chief, wearing a scarf, jacket, and blanket. Original image photographed by C.M. Bell, 1880-1889. Photoprint cropped; printed by D.F. Barry at later date. Denver Public Library...

A Junkers Ju 88 bomber and its crew. The aircraft was flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939-45). Photograph taken in June 1942. (German Federal Archives)

The rear cockpit machine guns of a Junkers Ju 88 bomber. The aircraft was flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939-45).

The Aschersleben factory of Junkers Ju 88 bombers. The aircraft was flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

A diagram showing the interior components of a Junkers Ju 88 bomber, flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939-45). UK Air Ministry poster of 1941.

A Junkers Ju 88 bomber photographed in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

Plato's Academy, Roman mosaic from Pompeii, 1st century BCE. Museo Nazionale Archologico, Naples.