Winston Churchill stands on a Covenanter tank of 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, to take the salute at an inspection of 9th Armoured Division near Newmarket, Suffolk, 16 May 1942. Posters General Sir Alan Brooke at

General Sir Alan Brooke at his desk at the War Office in London

Three 8-inch howitzers of 39th Siege Battery

A 6-inch howitzer being manhauled through the mud near Pozieres during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916

HMAS AUSTRALIA flies off a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter from her 'Q' turret

Winston Churchill stands on a Covenanter tank of 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, to take the salute at an inspection of 9th Armoured Division near Newmarket, Suffolk, 16 May 1942. Posters General Sir Alan Brooke atWinston Churchill stands with Major General Brian Horrocks (nearest camera) on a Covenanter tank of 4th 7th Royal Dragoon Guards, 27th Armoured Brigade, to take the salute at an inspection of 9th Armoured Division near Newmarket, Suffolk, 16 May 1942.