Battles & Wars Gallery

Soviet Counter-Attack

December 1942: Red Army men break into a populated area north-west of Stalingrad. The Nazis had penetrated the city in September but the Russians counter-attacked in a pincer movement three weeks later and subsequently drove towards Kharkov in the north-west. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Map of the Cinque Ports (Victorian engraving)

An old map of the Cinque Ports, which are five historic ports on the south-eastern corner of Kent, England. The Confederation of Cinque Ports (Cinque is pronounced a??sinka??) was originally formed for trade and military purposes but now exists as a mainly ceremonial organisation. The original Ports were Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich, though when Romney silted up, Rye became one of the Ports. From a??Our Own Country: Descriptive, Historical, Pictoriala?? published by Cassell & Co Ltd, 1885

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Civvy Street

26th January 1946: Egerton Savory, whose progress during World War II was documented by Picture Post, returning home after being demobbed from the army, the day he dreamed of if full of doubts. Original Publication: Picture Post - 3072 - The Problem Of The Demobbed Officer - pub.1946 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)