Bombing Raids Collection

Londoners sheltering from a German air raid on a platform in Piccadilly Underground Station during the Blitz
6015286 Londoners sheltering from a German air raid on a platform in Piccadilly Underground Station during the Blitz, World War II, September 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

British Vickers Wellington bombers setting off on a daylight bombing raid on Germany, World War II (photo)
6015167 British Vickers Wellington bombers setting off on a daylight bombing raid on Germany, World War II (photo) by English Photographer

Firestorm (colour litho)
2778617 Firestorm (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firestorm. Teams of Axis airplanes swoop down on the English motorized columns that attack in)

The Druze (Druses) looted the streets of Damascus (Syria) during the attack on the city by planes
XEE4133952 The Druze (Druses) looted the streets of Damascus (Syria) during the attack on the city by planes and a self-machine gun (self-machine gun)

The siege of the city of Barcelona by troops of King Philip IV during the Reapers War of 1640-52 (engraving)
354836 The siege of the city of Barcelona by troops of King Philip IV during the Reapers War of 1640-52 (engraving) by Spanish School, (17th century); Museo de Historia de la Ciudad, Barcelona

Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800 (engraving)
3647613 Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800 (engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris)

Napoleon has a miraculous escape from the explosion of a bomb, the machine infernale, on the Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris
3100991 Napoleon has a miraculous escape from the explosion of a bomb, the machine infernale, on the Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris, 24 December 1800 (colour litho) by Job

Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800 (engraving)
7173335 Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800)

Effect of a shell in the night, April 1915 Drawing by Georges Scott dit Scott de Plagnolles (1874-1942)
JLJ4682470 Effect of a shell in the night, April 1915 Drawing by Georges Scott dit Scott de Plagnolles (1874-1942) 1915 - Ink on paper, gouache hedges - Sun: 0, 67x1, 010 m - Paris

Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho)
2783787 Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian heroism in Catalonia)

Italian Cavalry on the Attack (Colour Litho)
2778612 Italian Cavalry on the Attack (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian cavalry on the attack)

The Chinese Route (Colour Litho)
2783750 The Chinese Route (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese route)

A Russian warship, whose crew rebelled, bombed by other Russian ships and cast... (colour litho)
2815062 A Russian warship, whose crew rebelled, bombed by other Russian ships and cast... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Russian warship)

In the past night our airship, fighting against strong air currents, managed to carry itself... (colour litho)
2777588 In the past night our airship, fighting against strong air currents, managed to carry itself... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy
2777598 The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy (colour litho) by Beltrame

Our people bomb the Prebacina station, where the enemy clears the materials of lost positions (colour litho)
2777575 Our people bomb the Prebacina station, where the enemy clears the materials of lost positions (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Great Goth, 1914 (engraving)
2639688 The Great Goth, 1914 (engraving) by Raven-Hill, Leonard (1867-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satirically subtitled Design for a stained-glass window in a Neo-Gothic cathedral at)

The Horrors of the War, feeding Starving Refugees from Santiago at Caney (litho)
1063611 The Horrors of the War, feeding Starving Refugees from Santiago at Caney (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Horrors of the War)

Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867775 Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The Road of Victory, 1918 (oil on canvas)
PLT238245 The Road of Victory, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Allard L Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

Bombing of Compiegne, France, August 1915 (b / w photo)
1730095 Bombing of Compiegne, France, August 1915 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Bombing of Compiegne, France, august 1915)

Fighting during the great French offensive west of the Argonne, 25-30 September 1915 (colour litho)
3638332 Fighting during the great French offensive west of the Argonne, 25-30 September 1915 (colour litho) by Schmidt, Hans W

Expectation (litho)
7150297 Expectation (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Expectation. Illustration from the title page of How Should We Rebuild London)

The bombardment of Dunkirk (litho)
3638316 The bombardment of Dunkirk (litho) by Schmidt, Hans W. (1859-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bombardment of Dunkirk)

What England Wants!, 1918 (colour litho)
699011 What England Wants!, 1918 (colour litho) by Tschirch, Egon (1889-1948); 98x67 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: German propaganda poster showing swarms of British planes bombing a factory)

The Quarter of Paris under Bombardment, as seen from the Trocadero (engraving)
1052382 The Quarter of Paris under Bombardment, as seen from the Trocadero (engraving) by Brewer, Henry Charles (1866-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quarter of Paris under Bombardment)

Daylight Raid on London, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho)
STC400407 Daylight Raid on London, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho) by Bradshaw, Stanley Orton (1903-1950); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

What England Wants!, pub. Berlin, 1918 (colour litho)
992114 What England Wants!, pub. Berlin, 1918 (colour litho) by Tschirch, Egon (1889-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Was England Will!); The Stapleton Collection

Colonel Bishop Gains his V. C, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho)
STC400411 Colonel Bishop Gains his V.C, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho) by Bradshaw, Stanley Orton (1903-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

The "Mayflower, "1620;Bomb Ketch, Late 18th Century (litho)
7184124 The " Mayflower, " 1620; Bomb Ketch, Late 18th Century (litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Mayflower)

Charleys Aunt (colour litho)
7154058 Charleys Aunt (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charleys Aunt, postcard advertising a production of the farce by Brandon Thomas at Londons)

Commodore George Dewey, the Hero of the Bombardment of Manila (engraving)
1615540 Commodore George Dewey, the Hero of the Bombardment of Manila (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commodore George Dewey)

Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho)
976433 Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ladysmith Town Hall (b / w photo)
7160145 Ladysmith Town Hall (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith Town Hall)

Agony and fall of Antwerp, bombing of the city by the Germans who occupied it on the 9th current (colour litho)
2815691 Agony and fall of Antwerp, bombing of the city by the Germans who occupied it on the 9th current (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Harbor of Tripoli before the Italian bombardment (litho)
7171012 The Harbor of Tripoli before the Italian bombardment (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harbor of Tripoli before the Italian bombardment)

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"Bombing Raids: A History of Destruction and Chaos" From the looting streets of Damascus during French troops' bombing raids to the assassination attempt against Napoleon in Paris, bombings have left their mark throughout history. In St Petersburg, Vyacheslav von Plehve, Russian Minister of the Interior, fell victim to a bomb blast that shook the city to its core. During World War II, American bombers targeted Germany with relentless determination. Collages of these mighty aircraft adorned the skies as they pressed their triggers, unleashing devastation upon their enemies. London's Blitz became synonymous with resilience as black and white photographs captured the city engulfed in flames. The siege of Barcelona by King Philip IV's troops during the Reapers War showcased another facet - warfare within cities themselves. The once bustling streets turned into battlegrounds as explosions tore through buildings and lives were forever changed. In Rotterdam, German soldiers advanced amidst burning ruins after Luftwaffe bombs rained down upon this Dutch city in May 1940. The destruction was hauntingly captured in black and white photographs that serve as a stark reminder of war's brutality. Acts of terror also found expression through bombings. Anarchists sought revenge for Ravachol's arrest by targeting Parisian landmarks like Restaurant Very on Boulevard de Magenta in 1892. These acts aimed to instill fear and chaos within society. Yet amidst all this destruction, there were miraculous escapes too. Napoleon himself narrowly avoided death when an infernal machine exploded on Rue Saint-Nicaise in Paris on Christmas Eve 1800. They have shaped our world - leaving scars both physical and emotional behind them. They remind us not only of humanity's capacity for destruction but also our resilience in rebuilding shattered societies from their ashes.