Www2 Collection

The red army forces the crossing of the Vistula (Poland), 1944 (oil on canvas)
FIA5359074 The red army forces the crossing of the Vistula (Poland), 1944 (oil on canvas) by Russian School (20th century); State Central Artillery Museum, St

Preparation for the Normandy Landings, Slapton Sands, Devon, 1944 (b / w photo)
1741643 Preparation for the Normandy Landings, Slapton Sands, Devon, 1944 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625727 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625721 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Eleanor Powell (colour photo)
8669125 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Eleanor Powell (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eleanor Powell)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Frances Drake (colour photo)
8668503 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Frances Drake (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frances Drake)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Paulette Goddard (colour photo)
8668483 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Paulette Goddard (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paulette Goddard)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Tania Weller (colour photo)
8668506 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Tania Weller (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tania Weller)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Movita Gastenada (colour photo)
8668499 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Movita Gastenada (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Movita Gastenada)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Lita Chevret (colour photo)
8668498 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Lita Chevret (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lita Chevret)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Audrene Brier (colour photo)
8668497 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Audrene Brier (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Audrene Brier)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Janice Jarratt (colour photo)
8668496 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Janice Jarratt (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janice Jarratt)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mlle L'ardy (colour photo)
8668482 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mlle L'ardy (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mlle L'ardy)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Edith Zeisler (colour photo)
8668480 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Edith Zeisler (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edith Zeisler)

Blitz, 1940-41: Grain from shattered warehouses sliding into the River Hull (b/w photo)
8634816 Blitz, 1940-41: Grain from shattered warehouses sliding into the River Hull (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blitz, 1940-41: Telephonists continuing to work (b/w photo)
8634814 Blitz, 1940-41: Telephonists continuing to work (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephonists continuing to work)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Fusiliers (b/w photo)
8651297 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Fusiliers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Scots Fusiliers)

Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance, Crown Square (b/w photo)
8651295 Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance, Crown Square (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance, Crown Square)

Cooks and Waitresses at a Coastal Command canteen (b/w photo)
8649412 Cooks and Waitresses at a Coastal Command canteen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cooks and Waitresses at a Coastal Command canteen)

Wireless Mechanic testing a Spitfire's R/T (b/w photo)
8649410 Wireless Mechanic testing a Spitfire's R/T (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless Mechanic testing a Spitfire's R/T)

Instrument Repairer tests the bomb-release gear (b/w photo)
8649408 Instrument Repairer tests the bomb-release gear (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Instrument Repairer tests the bomb-release gear)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Canadian Scottish (b/w photo)
8648381 Scottish National War Memorial: The Canadian Scottish (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Canadian Scottish)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Greys (b/w photo)
8648375 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Greys (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Scots Greys)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Navy (b/w photo)
8648373 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Navy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Navy)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (b/w photo)
8648363 Scottish National War Memorial: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern armaments, 1938: Launching a Paravane (b/w photo)
8660676 Modern armaments, 1938: Launching a Paravane (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching a Paravane)

Modern armaments, 1938: Interior of 15" Gun Turret (b/w photo)
8660649 Modern armaments, 1938: Interior of 15" Gun Turret (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of 15" Gun Turret)

Modern armaments, 1938: Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action (b/w photo)
8660668 Modern armaments, 1938: Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action)

Modern armaments, 1938: One-Man Tank and Trailer (b/w photo)
8660666 Modern armaments, 1938: One-Man Tank and Trailer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One-Man Tank and Trailer)

Modern armaments, 1938: Loading Aerial Bomb (b/w photo)
8660656 Modern armaments, 1938: Loading Aerial Bomb (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading Aerial Bomb)

Modern armaments, 1938: Caterpillar Tractor Hauling Gun (b/w photo)
8660646 Modern armaments, 1938: Caterpillar Tractor Hauling Gun (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caterpillar Tractor Hauling Gun)

Modern armaments, 1938: Gunnery Practice in Gas Masks (b/w photo)
8660644 Modern armaments, 1938: Gunnery Practice in Gas Masks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunnery Practice in Gas Masks)

Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Aircraft Sound Locator (b/w photo)
8660641 Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Aircraft Sound Locator (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern Aircraft Sound Locator)

Scottish National War Memorial: To All Scotswomen (b/w photo)
8648380 Scottish National War Memorial: To All Scotswomen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To All Scotswomen)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Marines and Entrance Doorway (b/w photo)
8648377 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Marines and Entrance Doorway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance to the Shrine with Figure of St Michael (b/w photo)
8648361 Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance to the Shrine with Figure of St Michael (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Scottish National War Memorial: Apse from North (b/w photo)
8648353 Scottish National War Memorial: Apse from North (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apse from North)

WW2: Attack by Blenheims of Bomber Command on Herdla aerodrome, Norway, during the combined raid on Vaagso
8639404 WW2: Attack by Blenheims of Bomber Command on Herdla aerodrome, Norway, during the combined raid on Vaagso, 27 December 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Blitz, 1940-41: A store on the High Street, Sheffield on 11 December 1940 (b/w photo)
8634817 Blitz, 1940-41: A store on the High Street, Sheffield on 11 December 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A store on the High Street)

Splice the Main-Brace! (b/w photo)
8664052 Splice the Main-Brace! (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Splice the Main-Brace)

WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo)
8639413 WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief of the Air Staff)

WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo)
8639406 WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber)

WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo)
8639403 WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A formation of Hurricanes. Illustration for R.A.F)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625730 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rationing in Britain, World War II (b/w photo)
8672639 Rationing in Britain, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The development of rationing in Britain in World War II, 1940-1942)

Convoy off the coast, World War II (b/w photo)
8672650 Convoy off the coast, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convoy off the British coast, World War II)

Food distribution in Coventry, World War II (b/w photo)
8672646 Food distribution in Coventry, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Food distribution to civilians during the Coventry Blitz)

Battle between Emperors Constantine I, (272-337) and Maxence (regne 306 to 312), 1840 (engraving)
PCT4268689 Battle between Emperors Constantine I, (272-337) and Maxence (regne 306 to 312), 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Battle between Emperors Constantine I)

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"Unveiling the Untold Stories: A Glimpse into WWII Through Captivating Photographs" Step back in time to witness the extraordinary events that unfolded during World War II. In this captivating collection of black and white photographs, we embark on a journey through history, exploring pivotal moments that shaped our world. Our first stop takes us to Slapton Sands in Devon, where meticulous preparations for the Normandy Landings were underway. The beach buzzes with activity as soldiers gear up for one of the most significant military operations in history. Next, we find ourselves outside Buckingham Palace alongside King George VI and Queen Mother Elizabeth. Despite bomb damage suffered during a devastating attack in September 1940, their resilience shines through as they stand tall amidst destruction caused by war. Moving across continents, we witness African American soldiers liberating Rennes in Brittany. Their courage and determination break down barriers while fighting for freedom and equality on foreign soil. Delving underground into the intricate tunnels of France's Maginot Line, we uncover secrets hidden beneath its surface. These fortifications serve as a testament to human ingenuity and strategic planning during times of conflict. Seeking refuge becomes a stark reality within Caen Cathedral as people huddle together amidst uncertainty and fear. The haunting image captures both vulnerability and strength amid wartime chaos. At Lille station, German soldiers gather before departing for battlefields unknown. This snapshot freezes an instant where destinies intertwine—both conquerors and victims caught within the relentless grip of war's clutches. A heartwarming scene unfolds at Cherbourg when American soldiers engage in friendly conversation with young French women—a fleeting moment of respite from the horrors surrounding them. In Washington DC stands Franklin Roosevelt delivering an impassioned speech at Eighth American Scientific Congress—an embodiment of leadership striving towards progress even amidst global turmoil. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, Russian artist Alexander Isaakovich Rusakov immortalizes hope amidst the siege of Leningrad.