Red Beach Two, Tarawa Atoll, 20th November 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER128 was used throughout the Great

was used throughout the Great War to good effect

5 inch guns of the Royal Artillery in action during the final Normandy battles to close the Falaise Pocket

Tribute to Peter Wykeham-Barnes by Ivan Berryman

the pilot was severely wounded taking hits in the face

Red Beach Two, Tarawa Atoll, 20th November 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER128 was used throughout the GreatDHM956AP. Red Beach Two, Tarawa Atoll, 20th November 1943 by David Pentland. US Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd RCT, 2nd Marine Division, supported by LVTs and tanks, take part in the successful but bloody assault on Betio Island, part of the Tarawa Atoll. Operation Galvanic as it was known became the first step on the island road to Japan itself. Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16. 5 inches (64cm x 42cm)