World Wars

During World War I thousands of miles of parallel trenches were dug along the western front. Trench warfare was necessary because the power, speed and accuracy of the weapons on both sides would have made it impossible to fight a battle in the open...

The Spitfire is the most famous British fighter aircraft of all time, designed by R.J. Mitchell, and based on his very fast, pre-war seaplane, the S6. The Spitfire MK1 was powered by a 1,030-hp Rolls Royce Merlin engine and had a top speed of 365 mph. It...

The Spitfire is the most famous British fighter aircraft of all time, designed by R.J. Mitchell, and based on his very fast, pre-war seaplane, the S6. The Spitfire MK1 was powered by a 1,030-hp Rolls Royce Merlin engine and had a top speed of 365 mph. It...

The Colouring Posters consists of four A3 size colouring sheets, an educational information sheet and six colouring pencils. There is a colourful header card and all are held in a clear cellophane bag. CELTIC: On the front of the posters are the...

The Colouring Postcards consists of four A5 size colouring cards and six colouring pencils. There is a colourful header card and all are held in a clear cellophane bag. On the reverse of each card there is an area to write a message and an area to...

BATTLE OF BRITAIN During World War II, the Germans had organised the seaborne invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion) which depended on the German Air Force having control of the skies. Between the 10 July to 31 October 1940 the Royal Air Force defeated...

The Keep Calm and Carry On poster was initially produced by the Ministry of Information, in 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War. It was intended to be distributed in order to strengthen morale of the British public in the event of invasion...

World War I was the first time that aircraft were used on a large scale. Aeroplanes were just coming into military use at the outset of the war. These early planes we biplanes which were fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other...