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US Army Recruitment Poster 1847
To Arms! To Arms! 100 Men for the United States Army!, military recruitment poster in Millersburg, Ohio, printed broadside (notice); proclamation by T. L. Hart, 01 February 1847. This recruiting poster was part of a coordinated effort by...
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The Terracotta Army, Shaanxi Province
A row of life-size figures from the Terracotta Army buried near the tomb of Qin emperor Shi Huangdi, c. 210 BCE. Shaanxi Province, China.
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The Terracotta Army Panorama
The Terracotta Army which was buried near the tomb of Qin emperor Shi Huangdi, c. 210 BCE. There are up to 8,000 warriors, horses and chariots. Shaanxi Province, China.
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Chariot, Terracotta Army
A chariot from the 'Terracotta Army'. Tomb of Shi Huangdi, 259-210 BCE, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Women's Land Army Recruitment Poster, WWI
A poster issued in 1918 during the First World War (1914-18) encouraging women to join the Women Land's Army.
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Sikh Infantrymen, British Eighth Army
A 1941 photograph showing Sikh infantrymen training with mortars and Bren guns as part of the British Eighth Army in the North Africa Campaign during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
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US Army Tanks Passing the Colosseum
A photograph taken in June 1944 showing US Army M10 tank destroyers passing the Colosseum in Rome.
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New York and New Jersey Campaign
The New York and New Jersey Campaign (3 July 1776 to 3 January 1777) was a pivotal campaign waged during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) for control of New York City, the Hudson River, and the resource-rich state of New Jersey...
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Sepoy
A sepoy was an Indian soldier in the armies of various states and European trading companies in the Indian subcontinent and then, from the second half of the 19th century, in the British Indian Army. Recruited from many different population...
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British Army Infantry Square
An 1875 oil on canvas painting by Elizabeth Thompson titled The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras (a battle during the Napoleonic Wars). The British infantry is shown employing the classic defensive strategy of a square, where each rank fires...