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Frontpage of the Italian newspaper 'Corriere Illustrato della Domenica', depicting a group of Askaris, Italian colonial troops, in a battle against the Sultan of Raheita. ('The Rebellion of the Sultan of Raheita. The Victory of Our Ascari'...

Italian prisoners of war at Harar, capital of the Ethiopian province of the same name. The soldiers, made prisoners during the First Italo-Ethiopian War, are awaiting repatriation to Italy. The picture was taken in March 1897 by the second...

Italian Askaris (colonial troops) in Libya. Photograph taken between 1922 and 1932.

A photograph of Italian prisoners after the Battle of Caporetto (Oct-Nov 1917) in modern-day Slovenia. The battle was won by combined Austro-Hungarian and German forces and was a major defeat for Italy during the First World War (1914-18...

Pre-Raphaelites: Modern Renaissance marks the first multidisciplinary exhibition in Italy to examine the profound impact of Italian Renaissance art on the Pre-Raphaelite movement, which flourished in Victorian and Edwardian Britain (c. 1840-1920...

The Allied victory in North Africa was achieved in May 1943 after three years of indecisive battles across the region. Outnumbered and with its supply lines compromised, the Axis German-Italian army lost the Battle of Medenine before being...

The Desert Rats was the nickname of the 7th Armoured Division of the British Eighth Army, which first fought in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). Fighting in the Western Desert Campaigns and the North Africa Campaign, the...

A map depicting the initial phase of the Arcole campaign, showing the advances of Alvinczi and Davidovich and the Battle of San Michele, the Second Battle of Bassano, and the Battle of Calliano.

A January 1941 photograph showing a British Matilda tank with a captured Italian flag and its way to Tobruk. The attack on Tobruk was part of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories...

A January 1941 photograph showing Italian prisoners-of-war after the battle of Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during...