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BEHIND THE IMAGE: Charge of the Royal Naval Division, 1915

This photograph shows infantry from the British Royal Naval Division climbing out of the trenches as if for a charge at the…

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: VE Day, 8 May 1945

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: captured Luftwaffe crewmen, London Underground, 1940

In photography, timing is all – and there is no better example of the dictum than this gem of a snapshot capturing a surprising moment…

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: Nagasaki, Japan, 9 August 1945

This poignant image is evidence of the miles of utter devastation caused when the world’s second atomic bomb was dropped on the…

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BEHIND THE IMAGE – Crash Landing

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: Raising the dead, 1865

The bulk of the fighting had taken place on 3 June, when Grant ordered that the fortifications of Confederate General Robert E…

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