Historical Military Art and Posters

A collection of wartime artwork and propaganda posters depicting aerial assaults, naval battles, and preparations, featuring dramatic black and white sketches and bold colors.

Methods of Britain's night fighters during the Second World War: the element of surprise. Clear, dark nights are ideal for hunting enemy raiders: moonlight brings many complications for British pilots. Date: 1943

Russian poster urging aviators to crash their fighters into German bombers

The first World war. The Italian lieutenant Giovanni Ancilloto hitting a zeppeln. Illustration by Achille Beltrame.

Support the Armed Forces - USA - WW2 Propaganda - "Give them the tools to Finish the Job". Date: 1943

British Air and Naval Attack on Cuxhaven, Germany, December 1914

The burning of the new Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps. How the giant flame, 500 feet high, leapt up after the bomb had exploded in the shed. 8th October 1914

Artwork: "Preparing an HE-111 for a Mission" Artist: H. Recksiegel. Country: Unknown

Photograph of Sketch by Coast Guardsman Max L. Dorothy. HOW COAST GUARD-MANNED LST BAGGED 4 JAP PLANES OVER LEYTE GULF PORTRAYED BY COMBAT ARTIST. Spouting anti-aircraft fire into the skies over Leyte Gulf, gunners of a Coast Guard-manned LST shot down four Japanese warplanes in a 70-minute battle off Dulag on October 28, 1944. Coast Guard Combat Artist Max L. Dorothy, an eye-witness, portrayed the action in this dramatic black and white drawing. It shows a Jap Tojo and a Val, trailing black smoke and plunging into the gulf, while another Val lets go with a bomb that narrowly missed the LST. Coast Guardsman Dorothy's home is in Los Angeles, Calif.

Artwork: "Stuka Raid on the Maginot Line"Artist: M.I. Guhl. Country: Unknown

Mural for Fortress Monroe, artillery post, Virginia , Artillery Weaponry, Military facilities. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Methods of Britain's night fighters during the Second World War: the element of surprise. Clear, dark nights are ideal for hunting enemy raiders: moonlight brings many complications for British pilots. Date: 1943

A UFO photographed by Mrs Paul Trent, who saw it with her husband at McMinnville, Oregon, USA. UFOs had frequently been seen previously in the area. Date: 11 May 1950

World War 1, an aerial combat over Warsaw (original pictorial text from 1915, original colouring), illustration, reproduction from a 19th century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, Historical, Two soldiers in an aeroplane at lofty heights, dramatic scene

The ability of the tank to proceed over rough terrain, including trenches, was its outstanding military asset

Bombers Description: Bombers lit by glare of burning factories by W. Krogman. Date: World War Two painting, fire, aircraft, wwii, explosion, burning, bomber, bombing, raf, secondworldwar, ministryofinformation, royalairforce, warart, shortstirling, krogman, bombercommand, shortbrothers, rafbombercommand, wkrogman

Submarine Rescue Stanley Borack (b1927/American)

The Davis non-recoil gun: its possibilities in air warfare during the Second World War. Date: 1942

DF-SC-88-02371. Country: Unknown

Bolshevik's greetings to brave conquerors of the North Pole!, Karachentsev, Pyotr Yakovlevich (1907-1998)

DF-SC-89-11494. Country: Unknown

Winter work in the Royal Navy: taking a disabled submarine in tow. Showing a submarine in the foreground, hailing the parent ship. Date: 1910

Poster shows swarms of British planes bombing a factory. Text: What England wants! Additional text is a quote from British Labour party leader Johnson-Hicks which appeared in the Daily Telegraph, Jan. 3, 1918: 'One must bomb the Rhine industrial area day by day with hundreds of airplanes, until the cure destruction of German industrial production has occurred.' Dated 1918

Avión torpedero inglés Fairey Barracuda utilizado por la Royal Air Force contra la marina alemana en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Captain Foote's monitors take 'Island No. 10' on the Mississippi.

Members of A.C. Doyle's White Company, with Alleyne one of the leaders, are heading out to join the Prince of Wales.

DF-SC-85-03354. Country: Unknown

Japanese sailors in small boats, risking death, attempt to blockade Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war

DF-SC-89-10900. Country: Unknown

DF-SC-85-03767. Country: Unknown

Tokyo, Matsuki Heikichi, Japan, Kiyochika, Kobayashi, Waga kantai o kokai ni shinkan o uchi shizumeru zu., Our fleet sinks Chinese warships during the battle of the Yellow Sea., verso - stamped, View both above and below water of a sinking Chinese warship with drowning crew. Warships firing at each other above water., print, picture, triptych, prints, illustrations, Japan (collection), height 358 mm, width 708 mm, 1847 - 1915, print maker, printmaker, 1894-10 - 1894-10, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, Japanese, publisher

'L'offensive Francaise d'avril-mai 1917; L'attaque des positions allemandes au Nord de l'Aisne le 16 avril, 6 heures du matin', 1917. First World War: the French offensive of April-May 1917; attack on German positions north of the Aisne on 16 April, 6am. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

The Sign of Peace in the Wake of War. This image depicts artwork of the view from a Coast Guard flier of the wake of two warships that forms a symbol of peace, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Lawrence N. Jensen, Jr.

Fourth attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese, March 10, 1904. Russo-Japanese War, China, 20th century.

Artwork: "B-35's in Action, Hokkaido-1946" Artist: Bill Yenne. Country: Unknown

The Siege of Tsingtao was the attack on the German-controlled port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Imperial Japan and the United Kingdom. It took place between 31 October and 7 November 1914 and was fought by Imperial Japan and the United Kingdom against Germany. It was the first encounter between Japanese and German forces, and also the first Anglo-Japanese operation during the war.

A parachutist escapes from the 'Attila' - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - while on a bombing raid. (Story only guessed at) Date: 1902

Rear Admiral Dewey's flagship ""Olympia"", Spanish American War

Tokyo, Matsuki Heikichi, Japan, Kokyo, Taniguchi, Battle of the Night, Our brave marines, in vessels camouflaged as warships, heroically sink their ships under a hail of bullets to block the entrance to Port Arthur., verso - stamped, Sailors on a Japanese torpedo boat, on the foreground left, throwing ropes to the Japanese crew escaping from the sunken warship Hokokumaru, at Port Artur., print, engraving, triptych, prints, engravings, Japan (collection), height 348 mm, width 702 mm, 1864 - 1915, print maker, engraving maker, 1904-04-05 - 1904-04-05, first quarter 20st century, first quarter 20th century, paper, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, Japanese, publisher

Will the Germans carry the war into space Date: 1918

Japan - Second World War - Poster depicting a Samurai while is defeating the Allies - Axis Powers flags

Pearl Harbour naval base and U.S.S. Shaw ablaze after the Japanese attack

Give us the Ships - We'll Finish the Subs!. Country: Canada Artist: Alex Colville Contributor: Wartime Information Board. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

An artist's concept of a Soviet SA-5 strategic surface-to-air missile. Country: Unknown

9th Air Force "Marauder" aircraft dropping bombs on the marshalling yard at Emskirchen, Germany, November 1944. From The War in Pictures, Sixth Year.

Back Them Up, Tanks

An illustration by Frederic Villiers showing a struggle between French and German troops during the Great Battle of Marne, September 1914. Date: September 26th 1914

The bombing of Algiers, to support the Ultimatum to release Christian slaves, 26-27 August 1816, Martinus Schouman, 1823 painting The bombing of Algiers, on 26-27 August 1816, with the ships that perform a bombing at night. The bombing of Algiers by the combined English-Dutch fleet, under command of Lord Exmouth and Baron van der Capelle, was intended to support the ultimatum to release European slaved men in North Africa. Such slavish people were known as 'Christian slaves'. painter: DordrechtThe Hague canvas. oil paint (paint) bombardment ~ siege. bombardment ~ siege (+ sailing-ships). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. navy Algiers

Background to a raid on Berlin: the ground crews who keep British heavy bombers in the air during the Second World War. Showing the vital maintenance work carried out at a British bomber base: the sequence of events between a bomber's return from one raid and its departure for the next. Date: 1943

Primera guerra mundial (1914-1918). Bombardeo de los fuertes turcos por la escuadra británica. Author: Francisco Navarrete Sierra.

Warning! Consider the possible consequences if you are careless in your work. American World War I poster, 1917, showing a biplane crashed in the ocean and survivors waiting for rescue. Aircraft Accident USA Air Warfare

A diver in the wreckage of the Magenta ironclad, sunk in Toulon port on October 31, 1875, France, illustration by Kauffmann from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1709, Volume LXVI, November 27, 1875.

Britains Bulwarks. The great fleet assembled at Spithead, Portsmouth - July 16th - 20th 1914 for King George V's inspection, three weeks after the declaration of war against Germany. Date: 1914

Long Live the Great Japanese Empire! A Great Victory for Our Troops in the Assault on Songhwan (Dai Nihon teikoku banbanzai, Seikan shugeki waga gun taisho no zu). Mizuno Toshikata; Japanese, 1866-1908. Date: 1894. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

'Combat Aerien; Au combat avec l'infanterie; La guerre de mouvements reparu en 1918 procure a l'aviation une incarnation nouvelle et la transforme en cavalerie aerienne; escadrille de "Spads" mitrailleurs chargeant en tete des vagues d'assaut', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Air Raid Precautions': Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Representation of Barrage Balloons which formed part of the defences of London against German bombers.

De grote overwinning van Japanse oorlogsschepen bij het eiland Haiyang; Kaiyoto oki nikkan daisho.Sea battle in the yellow sea; Different Japanese marine ships, including the Matsushima, the Naniwa and the Hashidate and two smaller Japanese torpedo boats in the foreground, in battle with Chinese ships, left from the middle.

Navy Torpedo Bombers Flying in Formation. ca. 1940, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, U.S. Navy Torpedo Bombers in Perfect Formation. the U.S. Naval Air Station at Jacksonville, Fla., is the Navy's major aerial defense and advanced training base on the South-Atlantic Seabord. It is located on the St. John's River 10 miles south of downtown.

The First Wave at Tarawa. This image depicts LCI boats under heavy Japanese fire in the Pacific. Painted by Hunter Wood.

View of the sea battle near Dagushan, 1894 print Visual overview of all ships involved in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, also known as the sea battle near Dagushan of 17 September 1894 during the first Chinese-Japanese War (1894-1895). paper color woodcut battle (+ naval force). ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship

The German army being decimated by the Red Army in Poland, postcard. World War I, Poland, 20th century.

Illustration showing Royal Air Force 'Lancaster' heavy bombers heading towards their target of Berlin, during the Autumn of 1943. The bombers can be seen at left and centre, flying in various different directions as they attempt to escape the searchlight's glare from Berlin, bottom right. Three German night-fighters can be seen at the top of the image. The scene is illuminated by parachute flares (white spots) which were dropped by German airplanes to try to illuminate the British bombers a

DF-SC-89-11488. Country: Unknown

History by Polybius. Volume III. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand, 1728. Siege of Rhodes, 305 BC. Attempt of conquest by the Macedonian king Demetrius I (337-283 BC) of the fortified port of Rhodes. The siege failed. Different war machines were used, such as floating towers. Engraving. Later colouration.

Cannon by a Bulwark, 1849, watercolor and gouache over graphite on brown paper, overall: 27.9 x 44 cm (11 x 17 5/16 in.), Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (artist) German, 1808 - 1894

Fight Battle on the a bridge Katsukawa, shunsho (1726 1792)

Greetings from U.S. to U , Military personnel, Bombs, Airplanes, Emperors, Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Bombardero y avión de ataque a tierra biplaza alemán Stuka Junkers JU-87 de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Avión bombardero pesado cuatrimotor norteamericano Boeing B-17, también utilizado por la Royal Air Force británica durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Radar in the war at sea: some ways in which the Royal Navy used this weapon during the Second World War. Date: 1945

DF-SC-85-07661. Country: Unknown

1904 Meiji Japanese Navy rescue as Japanese sailors in small boats, risk death in an attempt to blockade Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war. by Hannosuke Kuroki, Published: 1904

"Britiannia Bides Her Time.", Alick P. F. ritchie, The Bystander front cover, 19th August 1914. In 1914, Britannia really did rule the waves, and it was widely expected that the outcome of any forthcoming conflict would be decided at sea. But like so many aspects of the war, the reality did not comply with expectations. An editorial in "The Graphic" confirmed British confidence in her naval superiority, commenting on the absence of incident in the early weeks as "

The Japanese torpedo destroyers Asagiri and Hayadori attack the Russian battleships. Print shows Japanese torpedo boats sinking Russian battleships, 1904, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Operation Kama. Caribbean Crisis on October 1962 by Pechatin, Valentin Alexandrovich (*1920)/ State Central Navy Museum, St. Petersburg/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Soviet Art/ 80x100/ History

German Messerschmitt 262 jetfighter planes chasing a UFO.

Attack on the fortress YOSHITORA, UTAGAWA (FL. C.1850 1880)

Attack Begins in the Factory, Fighting Aircraft

Clouds Can Help. Country: UK Artist: Leslie Carr Printed By: Jordison & Co., Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Raid on Ploesti, World War I

Soldiers man Cannon.

World War II. Russia. Battle of the Caucasus. Novorossiysk-Taman Strategic Offensive Operation, led by the Chief of Staff Ivan Petrov, in 1943. The Red Army landing on the Taman Peninsula and liberation of Novorossiysk, a Russian city in the Black Sea coast. Painting. Museum of Black Sea Fleet. Sevastopol. Ukraine.

Artwork: "Defenders of Freedom, The 182nd Tactical Air Support Group" Artist: Joe Burlini, USAF Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Do You Know the Recognition Signal. Country: UK Artist: H. R. Millar Printed By: Jordison & Co., Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

030405-M-7262C-044. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Yasin Su Ud Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The eyes and ears of the army , Military personnel, Signals, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Attack in a snowstorm on the 100 Shaku Cliff in Weihaiwei Bay by Kokunimasa Utagawa (1874-1944). Colour woodcut of a Japanese officer on horseback fighting with many Chinese soldiers near Weihaiwei during a snowstorm.

120616-N-IR734-746PACIFIC OCEAN (June 16, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts night operations. Nimitz recently got underway to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the worldÕs largest international maritime exercise.

A diver exploring a wrecked ship has an unexpected encounter Date: 1927

Assassin, Silent Service - Submarines

AVION LANZANDO BOMBAS - GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. Author: ARTURO REQUE MERUVIA-KEMER-. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.

DF-SC-86-03681. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "Blimp to the Rescue" Artist: Albert K. Murray Catalog Number: 110. Courtesy U.S. Navy Combat Air Center. Country: Unknown

DA-SC-86-06453. Country: Unknown

Shoulder to Shoulder. Country: UK Artist: Max Millar. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

The action between the Serapis and Bon Homme Richard September 23rd 1779

Looking for Mehlis - Flying ManMehlis. Looking for Mehlis - Flying Man

DA-SC-89-07911. Base: Unknown

DF-SC-85-08426. Country: Unknown

Toshikata, Mizuno, B, C, Rescue by boat in a rain of bullets. Scene from the war between Japan and China (1894-95), (1894 - 1895), color woodcut, graphics, sheet width 72.5 cm, sheet height 37 cm

American Battleship North Carolina Chinese. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

DF-ST-89-01196. Base: Gunter Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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