RM2JNC760–An Australian coastwatcher on Guadalcanal. The image shows Captain Martin Clemens and native members of the Solomon Islands police force.
RM2JNC75P–The bodies of Japanese soldiers partially buried in the sand by the ocean tide after the Battle of Tanaru River, Guadalcanal, August 21, 1942
RM2JNC768–GRumman F4F-4 Wildcats on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, part of the Cactus Air Force.The Cactus Air Force was the nickname of the aviation unit that was based on this airstrip during WW2.
RM2JNN8FT–Australian troops advancing through think mud during the Battle of Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guineau during ww2
RM2JNN8FW–A harrowing image taken by George Silk, an abandoned child lying dying in thestreet while crowd looks on. The image was taken during the famine in China in 1946
RM2JNN8FX–A glamorous Marilyn Monroe in a red dress from a publicity shoot for How to Marry a Millionaire.
RM2JNN8G0–Marilyn Monroe in a Lustre-Creme shampoo advertisement of 1953
RM2JNN8G3–Marilyn Monroe in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). It was one of her earliest performances to gain attention from film critics.
RM2JNN8G5–Monroe posing as a pin-up model for a postcard photograph c. 1940s
RM2JNN8G7–A photo of Monroe taken by David Conover in mid-1944 at the Radioplane Company
RM2JNN8G2–Marilyn Monroe as a baby, about 1 yr old
RM2JNN8G9–Marylin Monroe with her first husband James Dougherty
RM2JNN8GB–Monroe with Yves Montand in Let's Make Love (1960), which she agreed to make only to fulfill her contract with Fox
RM2JNN8GP–Photo of actress in a photo taken for 1954 film River of No Return.
RM2JNN8GN–Monroe arriving at a party celebrating Louella Parsons at Ciro's nightclub in 1953
RM2JNN8GH–Marilyn Monroe in a publicity photo for the film Some Like it Hot with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis
RM2JNN8GR–Marilyn Monroe prepares to kiss her husband former US Baseball player Joe DiMaggio after their wedding on January 14 1954
RM2JNN8G4–The iconic image of Marilyn Monroe posing for photographers in The Seven Year Itch (1955), with her skirt blowing up in the air.
RM2JNN8G1–Marilyn Monroe in a photo taken on August 8, 1950
RM2JNN8GT–Monroe in a publicity photo for Photoplay magazine in 1953
RM2JNC72G–U.S. cruiser Helena, part of Task Force 64 under Norman Scott. Task Force 64 was assembled to protect troops and supplies heading to Guadalcanal in WW2
RM2JNC75R–U.S. Marines drag the corpses of Japanese soldiers from their bunker in the Point Cruz area after the battle in early November during the Matinakau Offensive, which was a battle in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
RM2JNC75E–The HMAS Canberra was badly damaged during the Battle of Savo Island and was scuttled on the 9th August 1942
RM2JNC723–The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) entering Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA), on 26 May 1942. The escorting destroyer USS Edison (DD-439) is visible in the background. USS Wasp was sunk a few months later after being torpedoed during the invasion of Guadalcanal in September 1942.
RM2JNC72P–Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna at her moorings near Kure, Japan, under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft, 28 July 1945. The ship was hit and destroyed at he rmoorings during this attack.
RM2JNC722–The US aircraft carrier USS Wasp on 27 December 1940. USS Wasp was sunk two years later after being torpedoed during the invasion of Guadalcanal in September 1942.
RM2JNC75J–Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna at Kōbe on 24 April 1915
RM2JNC72J–In a dramatic action photo the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) and other ships of her screen in action during the Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 October 1942. One bomb is exploding off her stern, while two Japanese dive bombers are visible directly above the carrier and towards the center of the image.
RM2JNC731–Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is torpedoed, during attacks by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942 during hte Battleof the Coral Sea
RM2JNC729–The U.S. carrier Wasp burns after being hit by Japanese submarine torpedoes on 15 September during the invasion of Guadalcanal..
RM2JNC755–HMAS Canberra protects three Allied transport ships unloading troops and supplies at Tulagi Island during the Guadalcanal campaign of WW2
RM2JNC764–Cactus Air Force air crew wade through the flooded coconut grove where they have pitched their tents near Henderson Field airstrip on Guadalcanal. . The Cactus Air Force was the nickname of the aviation unit that was based on this airstrip during WW2.
RM2JNC72K–The carrier USS Enterprise manoeuvring under aerial attack during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. The fire on the left of the ship is a gun battery burning after a bomb hit.
RM2JNC77G–An aerial view of Henderson Field airstrip on Guadalcanal. This airfield was home to the Cactus Air Force. The Cactus Air Force was the nickname of the aviation unit that was based on this airstrip during WW2.
RM2JNC72N–The damaged USS Chicago with Mare Island's diving barge alongside at Mare Island Navy Yard on 25 October 1933 after her collision with the British freighter Silver Palm
RM2JNC767–The US Navy oli supply ship USS Neosho is left burning and slowly sinking at the completion of the Japanese dive bombing attack during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. The ship was kept afloat long enough for the crew to be rescued and was then sunk by the rescue ship, the destroyer USS Henley
RM2JNC72Y–The wreckage of the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna , sunk at her moorings after the attack of 28 July 1945
RM2JNC75W–A U.S. Marine patrol crosses the Matanikau River in September 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal
RM2JNC75F–The Pagoda that served as the headquarters of the Cactus Air Force. The Cactus Air Force was the nickname of the aviation unit that was based on this airstrip during WW2.
RM2JNC72A–The repaired USS Pensacola (center) and USS New Orleans (right) (with Salt Lake City) at Pearl Harbor on October 31, 1943 after completion of repairs sustained during the Battle of Tassafaronga, pat of the Guadalcanal campaign.
RM2JNC75H–Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna being launched on 14 December 1913
RM2JNC72M–The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Chicago (CA-29) underway off New York City, during the 31 May 1934 fleet review.
RM2JNC76F–Japanese fighter and dive bomber aircraft on Shōkaku prepare to launch for an attack on U.S. carrier forces
RM2JNC75T–Two U.S. Marines check a Japanese coral block bunker near Point Cruz after the battle on 3 November during the Matinakau Offensive, which was a battle in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
RM2JNC788–A US Marine charges across the beach on Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, the 'walkie talkie' firmly strapped to his back and clutching a radio phone in his right hand.
RM2JNC726–The US aircraft carrier USS Wasp was the first carrier fitted with a deck-edge elevator. USS Wasp was sunk after being torpedoed during the invasion of Guadalcanal in September 1942.
RM2JNC72C–The cruiser USS Minneapolis, which was heavily damaged during the Battle of Tassafaronga, part of the 1942 Guadalcanal campaign.
RM2JNC72B–A dramatic photo of the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-39) photographed from a Japanese cruiser during the Battle of Savo Island, off Guadalcanal, 9 August 1942. Quincy, seen here burning and illuminated by Japanese searchlights, was sunk in this action.
RM2JNC75G–Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna's fitting-out at Kôbe in October 1914
RM2JNC76D–A stern view of Akagi off Osaka on 15 October 1934. On deck are Mitsubishi B1M and B2M bombers
RM2JNC766–The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) at Tulagi with torpedo damage received in the Battle of Tassafaronga, the night before. The photograph was taken on 1 December 1942, as work began to cut away the wreckage of her bow.
RM2JNC734–A damaged Japanese dive bomber (upper left) dives towards the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet during the Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 October 1942.
RM2JNC736–A damaged Japanese dive bomber explodes on the deck of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet during the Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 October 1942.
RM2JNC75K–Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna undergoes trials after her second reconstruction.
RM2JNC75N–Dead Japanese soldiers on the sandbar at the mouth of Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal after the Battle of the Tenaru
RM2JNC76C–A6M2 Zero fighters prepare to launch from Akagi as part of the second wave during the attack on Pearl Harbor
RM2JNC72E–The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet cruising off Hampton Roads in October 1941. This was the carrier used for the famous Doolittle Raid in 1942, when a goup of B-25 Mitchell bombers flew from the carrier to bomb Tokyo. The Hornet was sunk during the Battle of Santa Cruz during the Guadalcanal vampaign in 1942
RM2JNC76G–Akagi (right, partially obscured by clouds) takes evasive action during an aerial attack by US B-17s shortly after 08:00 on 4 June 1942. The trailing ship at left is probably the carrier's plane guard destroyer, Nowaki. The photograph was taken from one of the attacking B-17s
RM2JNC72D–USS Louisville (right) tows the crippled Chicago on the morning of 30 January 1943. The USS Chicago was hit by a torpedo during the Battle of Rennell Island on 30 January 1943. The Chicago was attacked again while being towed and was sunk.
RM2JNC730–U.S. destroyers USS Blue and USS Patterson evacuate the crew from the burning HMAS Canberra. The Canberra was badly damaged in this action and was scuttled on the 9th August 1942
RM2JNC761–As wounded US Marine being prepared for evacuation during the Battle of Battle of Mount Austen on Guadalcanal during WW2
RM2JNC732–Akagi on trials off the coast of Iyo, 17 June 1927, with all three flight decks visible
RM2JNC733–The Japanese carrier Akagi during construction in 1925
RM2JNC75M–Haruna undergoing trials after her reconstruction in 1928
RM2JNC72W–US Marine wading ashore on the Island of Tulagi, which was a prt of the Guadalcanal cmapaign
RM2JNC765–The US Navy cruiser USS New Orleans near Tulagi the morning after the battle of Tassafaronga, showing everything missing forward of turret two (around 1800 tons and 125 feet of the ship were blown away from the ship). Incredibly, the ship was restored.
RM2JNC769–The Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku, at high speed and turning hard, has suffered bomb strikes and is on fire during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.
RM2JNC763–GRumman F4F-4 Wildcats on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, part of the Cactus Air Force.The Cactus Air Force was the nickname of the aviation unit that was based on this airstrip during WW2.
RM2JNC735–A Japanese D3A dive bomber, believed to be piloted by Yoshihiro Iida, is shot down by anti-aircraft fire directly over Enterprise.
RM2JNC727–The U.S. carrier Wasp burns after being hit by Japanese submarine torpedoes on 15 September during the invasion of Guadalcanal..
RM2JNC76E–Port-side anti-aircraft gun sponsons in Akagi, showing their low-mounted position on the hull, which greatly restricted their arc of fire.
RM2JNC76A–The Japanese flagship carrier Akagi as seen from a departing plane. This carrier took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and was finally sunk at the Battle of Midway on June 1942
RM2JNC71Y–Supermarine Spitfires and Grumman Wildcats aboard the US aircraft carrier USS Wasp on 19 April 1942. USS Wasp was sunk a few months later after being torpedoed during the invasion of Guadalcanal in September 1942.
RM2JNC721–The US aircraft carrier USS Wasp and the heavy cruiser USS Wichita in Scapa Flow. USS Wasp was sunk a few months later after being torpedoed during the invasion of Guadalcanal in September 1942.
RM2JNC75Y–U.S. Marines cross the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal on a raft ferry in November, 1942, during the Matinakau Offensive, which was a battle in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
RM2JNC72X–USS Chicago sinking on 30 January 1943 after being torpedoed during the Battle of Rennell Island
RM2JNC72R–U.S. Marines debark from landing craft onto the beach of Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942.
RM2JN33TK–Aerial view of Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll before invasion of the island by U.S. Marines in November 1943. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JN33TH–Marines take cover among the dead behind a sea wall on Red Beach #3, Tarawa. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JN33TJ–Aerial view of Betio, Tarawa Atoll, 24 November 1943, looking north toward 'The Pocket', the last place of Japanese resistance. An emplacement just onshore with two 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns is visible near the left edge of the photograph.
RM2JN33TB–Long range aircraft at Hawkins Field on Betio (Tarawa Atoll), March 1944. The landings on Tarawa 6 months previously were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland. These tiny islands provided vital air bases to cover the large distances in the Pacific Theatre.
RM2JN33T4–Two Japanese Imperial Marines who shot themselves rather than surrender to U.S. Marines on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands in the Pacific. Of the 2636 Japanese soldiers on the island, only 17 were left alive after the battle. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JN33TE–A photograph of dead Japanese soldiers after the battle of Tarawa. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland. Of the 2636 Japanese troops on the island, only 17 were alive at the end.
RM2JN33TP–A US Marine firing on a Japanese pillbox from behind a blasted tree during the Battle of Tarawa. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JN33TF–US Marines on Betio Island beach.The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JN33TA–Empty helmets and spent artillery shells mark the graves of marines who fell at Tarawa, March 1944. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JN33T8–Five Japanese prisoners taken during the fight for Betio Island during The Battle of Tarawa. Of the 2636 Japanese soldiers on the island, only 17 were left alive after the battle. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JN33TR–Dead US Marines lying on the beach during the landings on Betio Island in the Battle of Tarawa. The landings on Tarawa were part of the US offensive against the Pacific Islands held by Japan before preparing for an assault on the Japanese mainland.
RM2JMJBWX–Photograph Robert Baden-Powell and his staff after the Siege of Mafeking in South Africa
RM2JMJBWK–A sketch showing the arrest of Leander Starr Jameson after the failed Jameson Raid, in 1896
RM2JMJBXB–The Battle of Majuba, which took place during the Boer War in Suth Africa
RM2JMJBW4–Boer commandos during the Boer War
RM2JMJBX8–British wounded on stretchers during the Boer War in South Africa
RM2JMJBX2–Sir Leander Starr Jameson, leader of the ill-fated Jameson Raid and for whom Rudyard Kipling<s poem If was dedicated
RM2JMJBW6–Lieutenant Frederick Roberts finding the mortally wounded General Nicholson by the Kashmir Gate during the Siege of Delhi.
RM2JMJBYR–A group of British prisoners taken during the Boer War, with a young Winston Churchill on the right
RM2JMJBYJ–Rhodesian volunteers leaving Salisbury for service in the Second Boer War, 1899
RM2JMJBWG–Natal Indian Ambulance Corps in South Africa during the Boer War. The future Indian leader Mohandas K. Gandhi (aka Mahatma Gandhi) sat in the Middle row, 5th from lef.
RM2JMJBWD–Lord Roberts's arrival at Cape Town. Roberts was sent to replace Sir Redvers Buller after the latter,s failed attempts to break Louis Botha's siege of Ladysmith
RM2JMJBXF–British casualties lie dead on the battlefield after the Battle of Spion Kop, 24 January 1900.
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