Red Beach Two, Tarawa Atoll, 20th November 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER128 5 inch guns of the

5 inch guns of the Royal Artillery in action during the final Normandy battles to close the Falaise Pocket

but Italians later claimed three killed and four wounded in their complaint that the attack happened in Spanish territory

Original pen and ink drawing by Graeme Lothian

the pilot was severely wounded taking hits in the face

A Busy Day at the Office by Ivan Berryman

Red Beach Two, Tarawa Atoll, 20th November 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER128 5 inch guns of theDHM956AP. Red Beach Two, Tarawa Atoll, 20th November 1943 by David Pentland. US Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd RCT, 2nd Marine Division, supported by LVTs and tanks, take part in the successful but bloody assault on Betio Island, part of the Tarawa Atoll. Operation Galvanic as it was known became the first step on the island road to Japan itself. Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16. 5 inches (64cm x 42cm)