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| Saturday, January 4th, 2014 | |
| 5:00 pm | Stirling bombers dropping supplies by parachute to men of 6th...  Stirling bombers dropping supplies by parachute to men of 6th Airborne Division at St Aubin D’Arquenay, 23 June 1944. |
| 7:08 pm | "The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him, and that the many were neither. “The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him, and that the many were... |
| 3:00 pm | Guards of Bergen-Belsen photographed while awaiting trial,...           Guards of Bergen-Belsen photographed while awaiting trial, August 1945 |
| 4:00 pm | The FSU’s recovery ward, based in a much bombed Italian...  The FSU’s recovery ward, based in a much bombed Italian prison. Major Swinney is visiting a patient, Private W Machin, whom he had previously operated on. |
| Friday, January 3rd, 2014 | |
| 4:00 pm | L/Cpl J Leigh of the Seaforth Highlanders with his mascot,...  L/Cpl J Leigh of the Seaforth Highlanders with his mascot, Churchill, that he carried throughout the duration of the Italian campaign, February 1944 |
| 12:00 pm | Troops at the 2nd Army HQ betting on the Epsom Derby in...  Troops at the 2nd Army HQ betting on the Epsom Derby in Normandy, 17 June 1944 |
| 1:00 pm | Commando signallers prepare to release a carrier pigeon, Lake...  Commando signallers prepare to release a carrier pigeon, Lake Comacchio area, 4 April 1945. |
| 2:00 pm | A British Sherman tank advancing through Imprunetta, Italy/3...  A British Sherman tank advancing through Imprunetta, Italy/3 August 1944 |
| 3:00 pm | The crew of a Staghound armored car of 1st King Dragoon Guards...  The crew of a Staghound armored car of 1st King Dragoon Guards having a cuppa under their parasol they fitted to the turret, 13 July 1944 |
| Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 | |
| 4:00 pm | Men of Y Patrol of the Long Range Desert Group reading mail,...  Men of Y Patrol of the Long Range Desert Group reading mail, Siwa Oasis c. 1943 |
| 3:00 pm | Abandoned Italian gasmasks in the Western Desert, 1942/Cecil...  Abandoned Italian gasmasks in the Western Desert, 1942/Cecil Beaton |
| 2:00 pm | A Gurkha soldier at a camouflaged position in the Arakan jungle,...  A Gurkha soldier at a camouflaged position in the Arakan jungle, The Arakan Campaign January 1943-May 1945 |
| 12:00 pm | Armourers winching a 250-lb GP bomb into the bomb-bay of a...  Armourers winching a 250-lb GP bomb into the bomb-bay of a Vickers Wellington at Shallufa, Egypt |
| 1:00 pm | RAF officers enjoy a lunchtime drink at the bar in the Officers...  RAF officers enjoy a lunchtime drink at the bar in the Officers Mess at a desert air base in Egypt. |
| Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 | |
| 4:00 pm | The pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit of their No. 149 Squadron...  The pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit of their No. 149 Squadron Wellington bomber—most likely in RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, 1941. The pilot was David Donaldson, who was later promoted to Wing Commander in 1943 at the age of 28. |
| 5:00 pm | A nurse at an ARP (Air Raid Precaution) First Aid Post, Calcutta...  A nurse at an ARP (Air Raid Precaution) First Aid Post, Calcutta c. 1944 |
| 3:00 pm | Princess Durri Shehvar Berar, the only daughter of the former...  Princess Durri Shehvar Berar, the only daughter of the former Sultan of Turkey, photographed in India c. 1944 |
| 2:00 pm | A sandstorm in the Western Desert, 1942  A sandstorm in the Western Desert, 1942 |
| 1:00 pm | A British tank driver peering out of his Grant tank, North...  A British tank driver peering out of his Grant tank, North Africa 1942 |
| 12:00 pm | Chinese soldiers wearing their gas masks at the Pihu Military...  Chinese soldiers wearing their gas masks at the Pihu Military Training Center, south eastern China 1944/Cecil Beaton |