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Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Pacific
War memorial, in front of the State Capitol, 1886-1908, at night, Denver, Colorado, United States of America (USA), North America
Tiled seating depicting various parts of historic Spain, Plaza de Espana erected for the 1929 Exposition, Parque Maria Luisa, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
Hand's Well, Well Dressing commemorating the First World War, Tissington, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Hand's Well, Well Dressing commemorating the First World War, Tissington, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Surfers and the remains of World War II blockhouses on Le Pin Sec beach in the Aquitaine region of southwestern France, Europe
Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) (Portuguese man-of-war), with reflection, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Atlantic, Spain, Europe
A warning sign about the presence of Argentinian mines on the Falkands, left over from the 1980's Falklands conflict when Argentina invaded the islands.
Traditional hay meadows at the head of the Langdale valley, Lake District, UK, are some of the best wild flower hay meadows left in the country. Since the second world war, Britian has lost over 95% of its traditional hay meadows, as farmers have converted to silage.
Second World war defences that for a long time were buried under the storm beach are revealed after the December 2013 storm surge at Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. The huge waves completely breached the storm beach, and pushed it inland onto the Cley nature reserve.
The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.
The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.
A Second world War lookout post leaning alarmingly and about to tumble over the edge of the cliff near Aldbrough on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This section of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all playing their part.
A left over artillery battery from the Falklands conflict on the outskirts of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.
Remains of a Second World War Canadian Halifax Bomber, which crashed in October 1944 on Great Carrs, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Cambodia tuol sleng museum and former prison and torture chambers of the khmer rouge. phnom penh. photographs of victims imprisoned, tortured and killed at the prison
Vietnam unexploded ordnance, both bombs dropped by americans and land mines laid by both sides during the vietnam war, remain a big problem in central vietnam for children and adults alike. in response, crs has implemented a mine risk education program in quang tri province near the former khe sanh battlefield. this image shows the yard of a scrap metal merchant in tan hop. 80% of the steel comes from bombs, either exploded or unexploded. collecting and selling scarp metal has for long been an income for many poor people in the area
A warning sign about the presence of Argentinian mines on the Falkands, left over from the 1980's Falklands conflict when Argentina invaded the islands.
Wymeswold Solar Farm the largest solar farm in the UK at 34 MWp, based on an old disused second world war airfield, Leicestershire, UK. It contains 130,000 panels and covers 150 acres.
Wymeswold Solar Farm the largest solar farm in the UK at 34 MWp, based on an old disused second world war airfield, Leicestershire, UK. It contains 130,000 panels and covers 150 acres.
Technicians work on Wymeswold Solar Farm the largest solar farm in the UK at 34 MWp, based on an old disused second world war airfield, Leicestershire, UK. It contains 130,000 panels and covers 150 acres.
The Imperial War Museum in London at dusk. The building used to be the Betheleham mental hospital (Bedlam) during Victorian times.
Myanmar reclining buddha, built by japanese after world ii, myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border
The Honoured Dead Memorial in Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Designed by Sir Herbert Baker, it commemorates those who died in the siege of Kimberley during the Boer War (1899-1900)
Vietnam unexploded ordnance, both bombs dropped by americans and land mines laid by both sides during the vietnam war, remain a big problem in central vietnam for children and adults alike. in response, crs has implemented a mine risk education program in quang tri province near the former khe sanh battlefield. this image shows the yard of a scrap metal merchant in tan hop. 80% of the steel comes from bombs, either exploded or unexploded. collecting and selling scarp metal has for long been an income for many poor people in the area
Monument to the fallen of the Spanish Civil War in the town of La Corun~a in Spain's Galicia region.
An old 2nd World War pill box on the beach at Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UNESCO World Heritage Site, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Henry VIII's Fort at Pendennis Castle, a fortress that has protected Cornwall from invasion for 450 years, Falmouth, UK.
Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only
Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only
Slapton Sands, site of World War II practice landings for D-Day, Slapton Ley, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Slapton Sands, site of World War II practice landings for D-Day, Slapton Ley, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Rear facade of the Kunsthaus Tacheles building, a former department store bombed during World War II, now housing a gallery and small theatre, Mitte District, East Berlin, Germany, Europe
Landmines, western sahara. Landmines captured from the moroccan army. Displayed at polisario military museum
The Imperial War Museum in London at dusk. The building used to be the Betheleham mental hospital (Bedlam) during Victorian times.
Working pumpjack near Rangely in the desert plateau oilfields of the Rio Blanco area in the far north west. War needs stimulated drilling here in the 1940s, north west, Colorado, Utah, United States of America (USA), North America
Slapton Sands, site of World War II practice landings for D-Day, Slapton Ley, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Myanmar school children enjoying a of game, myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border
Vietnam mine risk education program in tan hop primary school in quang tri province. children are taught about the dangers of finding unexploded bombs or landmines, dating from the war with the usa. progarm sponsored by american catholic relief services (crs)
Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only
Henry VIII's Fort at Pendennis Castle, a fortress that has protected Cornwall from invasion for 450 years, Falmouth, UK.
Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. War Memorial in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only
World War II Memorial and State Capitol Building, Austin, Texas, United States of America, North America
German World War II guns at Battery Moltke at Grosnez, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Europe
Russia, Saint Petersburg, Victory Square, Monument To The Victory And War Victims, Hotel Pulskoskaia At Rear
Cambodia skulls of people murdered by the khmer rouge, at the killing fields national monument, pnom penh
Rabot, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. August 14, 2021. Landmine warning sign on a mountain pass in Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only
World War I Museum, Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America, North America
Imperial War Museum North, architects Daniel Libeskind, Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe