Offensive Collection

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1803 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4598431 Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1803 (oil on canvas) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 259x221 cm; Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison

German Panzer tank, 1944
A German Panzer tank, pictured during the Ardennes counter-offensive which became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Date: December 1944

Raf Fast Jet Assists Flood Relief Efforts from the Air
Image Shows a 31 Sqn, RAF Marham Tornado being loaded with a Raptor Pod before a sortie to provide imagery of the Thames Valley area

Battle of the Bulge
American soldiers on a German Tiger II (Royal Tiger) tank which had been knocked out by American Air Force fighter-bombers during the Battle of the Bulge

Coldstreamers in a Great charge by the guards on the Somme
On 15th September 1916, Guards including the Coldstreamers, Grenadiers and the Irish, captured Martinpuich, formerly in German hands and Courcelette and over 2300 prisoners. 15th September 1916

British Troops Gallipoli
British troops advance on mass up the cliffs at Gallipoli off the Dardanelles straits. " Short of ammunition but still they press on, the true bulldog rush of our troops"

George V with military leaders during First World War
King George V in army uniform with British and French military leaders during the First World War. They are standing outside General Joffres chateau at Beauquesne in northern France

Tornado GR4
Tornado Gr4 the Rafs Strike/Attack Role is Performed by the Tornado Gr4

The Cockpit of a Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 Aircraft
Photograph of a Tornado GR4 Cockpit from 2 Sqn, RAF Marham. Tornado GR4 aircraft are currently being used during Operation Ellamy, the UN sanctioned no fly zone over Libya

Tornado GR4 with Raptor Reconnaissance Pod
A Tornado GR4 aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force, takes off from RAF Marham in Norfolk. A Raptor Airborne Reconnaissance Pod can be seen fitted beneath the fuselage

The Great Offensive by Samuel Begg, WW1
A Great War Christmas scene with a group of children spread out and playing an elaborate and numerous game of toy soldiers on a rug. Date: 1916

Image of a Tornado GR4 from 15 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth. Taking part in a Role Demo at the RAF International Waddington Airshow back in 2012

A Royal Air Force VC10, in the tanker role, carries out the air-to-air refuelling of a two RAF Tornado F3s

Image of a 15 Squadron GR4 taken over Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, and surrounding countryside
Image of a 15 Squadron Tornado GR4, seen here with training munitions attached

Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w / c)
2651322 Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w/c) by Handley-Read, Captain Edward Henry (1869-1935); 48x62.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The German as a grenadier 1918
Two distinct kinds of grenades were used by the Germans in World War One, these were namely, those which rely on explosive effect alone, and those which supplement by bursting into fragments

Soldiers of a West Indian Regiment, Western Front, WW1
A group of soldiers from the British West Indies Regiment, ready for action on the Western Front in France during the Somme offensive, World War One. Date: 1916

Canadian Infantrymen attack, France, 1916
Photograph showing Canadian soldiers running out of their trenches to attack German positions during an Allied offensive on the Somme Front, France, 1916

The devestating power of a big land-mine
A photograph of several British soldiers walking through the enormous crater left behind by the explosion of a large land-mine at High Wood, during the Somme offensive of 1916

Rameses II receiving a Copy of his Treaty with the Hittites (litho)
8660916 Rameses II receiving a Copy of his Treaty with the Hittites (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rameses II receiving a Copy of his Treaty with the Hittites)

Ofen (Buda) taken from the Turks, 1686 (litho)
8661141 Ofen (Buda) taken from the Turks, 1686 (litho) by Blaas, Eugen von (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ofen (Buda) taken from the Turks, 1686

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220198 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220676 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Cover Page - Music Alphabet. - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (Print)
DUV4219776 Cover Page - Music Alphabet. - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (Print); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Attacks by a boar - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949867 Attacks by a boar - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

Medieval costume: two shepherds in 847, c.1860 (steel engraving)
DUV4216204 Medieval costume: two shepherds in 847, c.1860 (steel engraving); 7.5x9.5 cm; (add.info.: Steel engraving by J)

Letters I, J and K: iris, joujou, kakatoes, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205961 Letters I, J and K: iris, joujou, kakatoes, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta)

Letter F: fountain, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205942 Letter F: fountain, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205926 Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

The movement: Italian terms - Music Alphabet, 1897 (lithograph)
DUV4219781 The movement: Italian terms - Music Alphabet, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897. Author: Albert de la Graveliere. Illustrations by Galco)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220441 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The scope - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph)
DUV4219912 The scope - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Fencing movements
3253074 Fencing movements; (add.info.: Fencing movements. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900).

The Son Tay Campaign, 1883
3480777 The Son Tay Campaign, 1883; (add.info.: The Son Tay Campaign (11 December 1883 to 17 December 1883) was a campaign fought by the French to capture the strategically important city of Son Tay

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220480 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Double page: duck (common bird in low courses) and common pheasant (bird with magnificent plumage)
DUV4211239 Double page: duck (common bird in low courses) and common pheasant (bird with magnificent plumage). Its flesh is fine and delicate

Muhammad Ali Pasha or Mehmet Ali proclaimed as Viceroy of Egypt, 1805
3480403 Muhammad Ali Pasha or Mehmet Ali proclaimed as Viceroy of Egypt, 1805; (add.info.: Muhammad Ali Pasha or Mehmet Ali; 1769 - 1849 receives messages from his son's campaign in Arabia)

A reconstructed Roman ballista
5307967 A reconstructed Roman ballista.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a reconstructed Roman ballista, an engine used by ancient Romans to fire arrows. Dated 19th century)

Emina El Nosratli awaits her sons victorious entry to Cairo after his Arabian campaign, 1818
3480404 Emina El Nosratli awaits her sons victorious entry to Cairo after his Arabian campaign, 1818; (add.info.: Emina El Nosratli (mother of Ibrahim Pasha)

Letter I: iris, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205964 Letter I: iris, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Samuel P. Carter: brevet major general who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War (b/w photo)
5668974 Samuel P. Carter: brevet major general who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of original carte de visite taken circa 1860. Samuel P)

The position of the notes - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219868 The position of the notes - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220237 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letters E and F: ladder and fountain, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205934 Letters E and F: ladder and fountain, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

L letters: rabbit, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205978 L letters: rabbit, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Letter B: swing and ball, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205912 Letter B: swing and ball, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Shedder and Sickle in the hay. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201723 Shedder and Sickle in the hay. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

Letters D E and F. The degel, the exhibition and the farmer, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4197672 Letters D E and F. The degel, the exhibition and the farmer, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Fun Alphabet"Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson (Pont a Mousson)

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"Unearthing the Past: Reflecting on Offensive Moments in History" Step back in time to 1944, where the German Panzer tank dominated the battlefield during World War II. Delving into controversial territory, we stumble upon a racist Pears advertisement that serves as a stark reminder of our troubled past. The Battle of the Bulge comes to mind, showcasing the relentless struggle and sacrifice endured by soldiers on both sides. Amidst turmoil, hope emerges as RAF fast jets assist flood relief efforts from above, exemplifying humanity's resilience and compassion. Recalling moments of bravery, Coldstreamers charge fearlessly alongside their comrades on the Somme - an awe-inspiring display of courage. British troops at Gallipoli remind us of their unwavering determination amidst challenging circumstances; their legacy lives on today. A powerful image captures George V standing shoulder-to-shoulder with military leaders during the First World War - a symbol of unity and leadership. Peeking into history's cockpit, we witness Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircrafts soaring through skies with precision and might. Traveling back further in time to July 1916 brings us face-to-face with "Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, " where heroes fought valiantly for victory. Overhead views reveal breathtaking landscapes surrounding Royal Air Force Lossiemouth - a testament to nature's beauty intertwined with military prowess. Tornado GR4s equipped with Raptor Reconnaissance Pods demonstrate cutting-edge technology merging seamlessly with aerial operations.