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• The Home Guard in a Tank Landing Craft Exercise, Oban

  (art) Made by: Bone, Stephen

  image: a view of the backs of two British officers standing at the bridge of a landing craft with the coastline visible ahead. A large number of Home Guards are sitting or standing on the deck below.

• The Coxswain of a Tank Landing Craft

  (art) Made by: Bone, Stephen

  image: the coxswain at the helm of a landing craft, facing away from the artist.

• THE DIEPPE RAID, 19 AUGUST 1942

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  An American soldier receives a light for his cigarette from a compatriot at Newhaven on his return from Dieppe. This was the first time that American troops had seen action in Europe during the Second World War.

• THE MULBERRY HARBOUR

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  Construction in Britain: Completed Phoenix breakwater units at London docks.

• THE MULBERRY HARBOUR

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  Off Selsey, on the south coast of England, completed caissons parked awaiting D Day.

• THE MULBERRY HARBOUR

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  Construction in Britain: An early stage in the construction of a large concrete caisson, known as a Phoenix. The Phoenix units were fitted with flooding valves to allow sinking on site to form a breakwater.

• THE MULBERRY HARBOUR

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  Construction in Britain: A later stage in the construction of a Phoenix breakwater unit at Tilbury docks.

• THE MULBERRY HARBOUR

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  Construction in Britain: A section of the floating causeway parked awaiting D Day.

• THE MULBERRY HARBOUR

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  Construction in Britain: A section of the causeway being attached to a reinforced concrete float, or Beetle.

• THE MULBERRY HARBOUR

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  Construction in Britain: A Spud pierhead unit parked awaiting D Day. These were fitted with legs to enable adjustments to be made according to the state of the tide.