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Wounded by Mark Churms (PC) Corporal Allen and Corporal Lyons, B. Company 2nd Battalion 24th Foot Rorkes Drift Back Wall, 6pm January 22nd 1879. After the initial Zulu assault on the back wall of the post failed at about 4.30pm, a fire-fight broke out between Zulu snipers posted on the terraces of the Shiyane (Oskarsberg) Hill and the defenders posted behind the barricade of wagons and mealie-bags. This section of the wall as commanded by Sergeant Henry Gallagher, of B Company. At about 6 pm, Corporal Lyons was leaning over the barricade to aim when he was hit in the neck by a bullet which paralysed him; as his friend, Corporal Allen, bent to help him, Allen too was shot through the arm. In the foreground Corporal Attwood of the Army Service Corps distributes ammunition. The wall was abandoned shortly after and the British retired to the small are in front of the storehouse. Allen was later awarded the VC, and Attwood the DCM. He was born at Churcham, Gloucestershire, and served for five years in the Monmouthsh......... More Text... Item Code : DHM0371 Wounded by Mark Churms (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Search and Secure, Army Dog Unit by David Pentland. (PC) Commissioned for the 25th Anniversary, Army Dog Unit, RAVC Northern Ireland, 1973-1998. More Text... Item Code : DHM0841 Search and Secure, Army Dog Unit by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectable Greetings Card (No envelope supplied) Full Item Details Front image and overall size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Warsaw, September 1939 by David Pentland (PC) Polish 7TP (Twin Turret) light tank of Captain F. Michalowskis training company breaks out from the street barricade to counter attack German reconnaissance elements. More Text... Item Code : DHM0844 Warsaw, September 1939 by David Pentland (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Posycard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15c mx 10cm) none £2.50 The Battle for Norway by David Pentland. (PC) In this, the first true parachute operation of World war two, German paratroops of 1st battalion Fallschirmjager Regiment 1, proved themselves an invaluable component of Blitzkrieg. First in the initial stages of the campaign by seizing airfields and bridges in Norway and Denmark, and subsequently by supporting army ground forces engaged at Narvik. More Text... Item Code : DHM1102 The Battle for Norway by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Liberation - Sherman Tanks of the Guards Brigade by David Pentland (PC) Somme Valley, Northern France, August 1944. A Sherman Firefly of the Guards Armoured Division is greeted by members of the French Resistance as the division pushes north from the Seine towards the Somme bridges and on to Brussels. More Text... Item Code : DHM1170 Liberation - Sherman Tanks of the Guards Brigade by David Pentland (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Battle of 73 Easting, Iraq, 26th February 1991 by David Pentland. (PC) Two days into Operation Desert Storm (G+2), and the allied VII Corps had wheeled through southern Iraq towards the Kuwait border. In the centre of the advance were the men and tanks of the US 3rd Armored Division and 2nd Cavalry Regiment supported by the 1st Infantry Division. The greatest glory though, went to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, who after an initial encounter with 10 Iraqi T72 tanks all of which were destroyed near longitudinal line 60 (Easting 60), moved on until the bulk of the battle occurred at 73 Easting. Despite having to fight in almost zero visibility due to dust storms and nightfall, the regiments M2A2, M3A2 Bradleys, and M1A1 Abrams decimated the opposing elements of the Iraqi crack Tawakalna Republican Guard Division and 12th Armoured Division. Their success was followed up by the 1st Infantry Division who carried on the attack to take Objective Norfolk the following morning, and by the 3rd Armored Division to the north who engaged and destroyed other brigades of th......... More Text... Item Code : DHM1194 Battle of 73 Easting, Iraq, 26th February 1991 by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk, France 24th May - 4th June 1940 by David Pentland. (PC) Trapped within a rapidly decreasing perimeter, the exhausted BEF along with elements of the French 1st Army appeared to be at the mercy of the mighty Luftwaffe. No one though had reckoned on the brilliant leadership of Admiral Ramsay nor the gallant and unstinting efforts of the military and civilians who managed to rescue over 330,000 troops in nine days. More Text... Item Code : DHM1345 Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk, France 24th May - 4th June 1940 by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Cameron Highlanders Capture a German Force on the Yser by Jason Askew. (PC) This incident took place on October 23rd,1914. A party of German soldiers had been driven to take shelter in the small house. British artillery then targeted the house, making the situation of the Germans uncomfortable. Under cover of the bombardment, a company of Cameron Highlanders rushed the position, intercepting the Germans as they tried to extricate themselves. After a brief struggle, and being somewhat unnerved by the prompt appearance of the Highlanders; the German group surrendered. More Text... Item Code : DHM1665 Cameron Highlanders Capture a German Force on the Yser by Jason Askew. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 A Perfect Tank Attack by David Pentland. (PC) Singling, Alsace, 20th August 1944. Following the fall of Metz to Patton's 3rd Army, the Allied offensive continued to push deeper into the Saar region. The fight for the small hamlet of Singling was merely one of numerous actions, but in the words of General Fritz Bayerlin commander of the crack German Panzer Lehr Division who witnessed the battle by the US 4th Armoured Division, it was 'the perfect tank attack'. Commander of the task force bearing the brunt of the action Col. Creighton W. Abrams and his men demonstrated the tactical skill and flexibility which, in five months, had made it one of the most formidable forces on the battlefield. More Text... Item Code : DHM6325 A Perfect Tank Attack by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Spearhead by David Pentland. (PC) Normandy, France, 1944. U.S. Armoured Infantry and M3 halftracks of the 36th Infantry Regiment, 3rd (Spearhead) Armoured Division, in the Normandy bocage. More Text... Item Code : DHM6453 Spearhead by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Panzercorps Guderian by David Pentland. (PC) Sedan, Northern France, 16th May 1940. At the start of the invasion of France, seven Panzer divisions in three Corps were sent through the Ardennes forest, to cross the Meuse. Leading the southernmost column was General Heinz Guderian's XIX Panzercorps, comprising the 1st, 2nd and 10th Panzer divisons. Within three days they had reached and crossed the Meuse at Sedan, expanded their bridgehead and after a brief pause 'Der Schnelle Heinz' or 'Fast Heinz' panzers raced north west to the Channel coast. More Text... Item Code : DHM6504 Panzercorps Guderian by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Leonidas by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Leonidas, the Spartan king, etched his name into history through unwavering courage. As the epitome of braverym he stood against the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. Leading a small band of Greek allies, Leonidas valiantly defended the narrow passage, where Xerxes' massive army sought to invade Greece. More Text... Item Code : DHM6800 Leonidas by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Collector's Postcard - Restricted Print Run of 100 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)'> The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer by Jean Leon Gerome. (PC) More Text... Item Code : DLP0046 The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer by Jean Leon Gerome. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 The Field Of Battle by Paul Delaroche (PC) Part of the classic collection. More Text... Item Code : DLP0047 The Field Of Battle by Paul Delaroche (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Napoleon In Wagram by Hippolyte Bellange (PC) A major battle of the Napoleonic Wars that ended in a costly but decisive victory for Emperor Napoleon's French and allied army against the Austrian army under the command of Archduke Charles of Austria-Teschen. The battle led to the breakup of the Fifth Coalition, the Austrian and British-led alliance against France. More Text... Item Code : DLP0091 Napoleon In Wagram by Hippolyte Bellange (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)'> Kangaroos across the Maas by David Pentland (PC) 1st Canadian APC Regiment, 79th Armoured Division, Holland, February 1945. The Ram II/ Kangaroos of the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier regiment proved their worth in the month long string of battles to clear the German Army from between the Maas and Rhine rivers. More Text... Item Code : DP0321 Kangaroos across the Maas by David Pentland (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Frithiof's Courtship by August Malmstrom. (PC) Frithiof's Saga tells the story of Frithiof, a heroic Viking who embarks on a journey filled with adventure, love, and betrayal. Written in 14th century Iceland, but taking place in Norway during the 8th century, the saga narrates bow Frithiof falls in love with the beautiful Princess Ingeborg, but their romance is thwarted by her father, King Ring, who demands that Frithiof prove his worth by completing a series of heroic deeds. More Text... Item Code : NBP0145 Frithiof's Courtship by August Malmstrom. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)'> The Prussian Trumpeter By Richard Knotel (PC) Pictured here, Major Crazy Platen and his trumpeter of the Lithuanian Dragoons engaged in combat with a French uhlan during the Battle of Mockern on the 5th of April 1813. The trumpeter is seen here delivering a blow with his instrument after the uhlan had wounded Major Platen with his sabre. More Text... Item Code : NBP0209 The Prussian Trumpeter By Richard Knotel (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Saving the Colours at Albuera by Allan Stewart (PC) The Battle of Albuera, fought on May 16, 1811, during the Peninsular War, was a significant confrontation between British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces against the French army led by Marshal Soult. The Allied forces, commanded by General William Beresford, faced a fierce attack and endured heavy casualties but ultimately held their ground, achieving a strategic victory. Despite the high losses, the battle demonstrated the resilience of the Allied troops and helped to maintain their position in southern Spain against the French forces. More Text... Item Code : NBP0215 Saving the Colours at Albuera by Allan Stewart (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 The 3rd Goorkhas Skirmishing by Richard Simkin. (PC) More Text... Item Code : RSIM0007 The 3rd Goorkhas Skirmishing by Richard Simkin. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Badge and colours of the Cameron Highlanders by Harry Payne. (PC) Top : Badge. Left : Officer, Review Order, 1855. Right : Private, Marching Order, 1863. Centre : Colour-Sergeant (Review Order) and Colours of the Regiment, 1892. Bottom Left : Officer and Sergeant, Drill Order, 1892. Bottom Right : Piper, Review Order, 1892. More Text... Item Code : UN0515 Badge and colours of the Cameron Highlanders by Harry Payne. 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