The Battle of Britain

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  • A Battery Shelled A Battery Shelled

    (art) Made by: Lewis, Percy Wyndham 1919

    image: Three officers stand to the left of the composition beside a pile of ammunition boxes. Each looks in a different direction. One has his back to the viewer and looks out over the scene of the painting. There are marionette-like figures moving over...

  • Study for 'Over The Top' (IWM ART 1656) Study for 'Over The Top' (IWM ART 1656)

    (art) Made by: Nash, John (RA) 1918

    image: a squared up preparatory drawing for the oil painting 'Over the Top' (IWM ART 1656). On the left, a red earth trench lined with duckboards stretches away from the viewer. A group of soldiers clamber from the trench, going 'over the top'. Two lie...

  • During a Battle During a Battle

    (art) Made by: Roberts, William (RA) 1918

    image: three British soldiers in yellow stand on a mound while a field gun pulled by horses moves past. A stretcher party bearing a figure in yellow walks out of the composition to the right and an infantryman of the Royal Scots Fusiliers stands guard in...

  • Gunners. Turning Out for an SOS. Battery action at night Gunners. Turning Out for an SOS. Battery action at night

    (art) Made by: Roberts, William (RA) 1918

    image: a group of gunners of the Royal Field Artillery hurriedly emerging from a dugout, still dressing as they run towards a battery firing into the distance. A Sergeant stands to the left of the composition, holding a torch in his hand shining down at...

  • Signallers Signallers

    (art) Made by: Roberts, William (RA) 1918

    image: a scene with six British signallers laying a wire in a trench. The two men in the centre appear to be shouting at one another, perhaps as a result of the noise of artillery fire, and the others look on, transfixed in their pose. A wounded man lies...

  • The Attack Begins in the Factory The Attack Begins in the Factory

    (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist)

    whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters, held within a yellow border. The title and text are separate and positioned in the lower quarter, in black, set against a yellow background. image: a full-length depiction of a British infantryman...

  • It All Depends on You - Go to It! It All Depends on You - Go to It!

    (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist)

    whole: the image occupies the majority. The title is separate and placed along the top edge, in white and in black, held within a blue inset. The text is partially integrated and located in the lower right, in white, in black and in white outlined black...

  • Back Them Up! Back Them Up!

    (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist)

    whole: the image is positioned in the upper three-quarters, held within a yellow border. The title and text are separate and placed in the lower third, in black, and set against a yellow background. image: a depiction of a group of British 'Commando'...

  • Back Them Up! Back Them Up!

    (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist)

    whole: the image is positioned in the upper three-quarters. The title and text are separate and placed in the lower third, in black. All set against a yellow background. image: full-length depictions of a group of British infantrymen charging into battle...

  • Infantry - The Cutting Edge of the Battle Infantry - The Cutting Edge of the Battle

    (posters) Made by: Unknown 1945

    whole: the two images occupy the majority. The title is separate and located in the upper quarter, in red and in black. The text is partially integrated and placed in the lower left, in white, held within a black inset. All set against a white background...

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