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A photograph of a British Mark IV tank, used during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A July 1942 photograph of a British Eighth Army Humber Mk II armoured car during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

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...

A recruitment poster urging people to join the British armed forces during the First World War (1914-18). The face on the poster is that of Herbert Kitchener, secretary of state for war (1914-16). Imperial War Museums, London.

A photograph of members of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France during the Phoney War. Taken in January 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

A December 1917 photograph of a British soldier kissing a French farm worker under a sprig of mistletoe during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A British propaganda mug produced during the Boer War (1899-1902).

An 1894 illustration showing the uniform of a Grenadier, 40th Foot regiment, 1767. The soldier is wearing his famous "red coat" made with cochineal dye. From R. H. Raymond Smythies (1894). Historical Records of the 40th (2nd Somersetshire...

Showman engines were steam-powered machines that could be used anywhere. Many were used to power rides at fairgrounds. This example comes from England.

British troops landing on the Falklands at San Carlos, photograph by Graham Colbeck, The Falklands, May 1982. An amphibious assault at San Carlos was carried out by UK forces during the Falklands War (April-June 1982) in order to surround...