Images

A map illustrating the rise and extent of the Mali Empire (c. 1235 - 1672) as it reached its height in the 13th century as one of the most powerful and wealthy states in West Africa. Spanning a vast territory that included modern-day Mali...

A map illustrating the Tang Dynasty of China at its greatest extent under the rule of Emperor Gaozong, encompassing modern-day China, parts of Central Asia, and the Korean Peninsula. Around 669, the Empire reached its pinnacle of economic...

A photograph showing Adolf Hitler in Paris after the Fall of France in 1940. On the left is Albert Speer (Hitler's favourite architect and future Armaments Minister) and on the right is Arno Breker (architect and sculptor). Taken on 23 June...

A photograph showing tanks of the German 6th Panzer Division in 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

A map showing the German advances through Belgium, the Netherlands, and France which isolated the British Expeditionary Force and necessitated the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (United States Military Academy)

An RAF Lockheed Hudson conducting reconnaissance during the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. The smoke is coming from the damaged oil refinery near the port. (Imperial War Museums)

A 1940 painting by Charles Ernest Cundall titled The Withdrawal from Dunkirk showing the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of Allied troops wading out into the sea awaiting rescue by boat during the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

The French destroyer Bourrasque sinking while carrying troops during the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

Marble portrait heads of four Greek philosophers (Socrates, Antisthenes of Athens, Chrysippus, and Epicurus), Roman copies after Hellenistic originals. The British Museum, London.