The crew of a British Morris-Commercial C4 15cwt truck take cover during an Axis air attack in the Western Desert, 2 June 1942. Victor Sierra

Under Axis air attack

A British CMP 3-ton truck carrying infantry passes along a road as bombs from German Stukas explode in the distance, Western Desert, 4 June 1942. Victor Sierra

Under the Stukas bombs

Operation Shingle: the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy, January 1944. A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX of No. 93 Squadron RAF comes in to land at Lago landing ground, near Castel Volturno, Caserta, after a patrol over the Anzio beach-head. Other Spitfires of No. 324 Wing RAF line up by the runway, ready to take off. Victor Sierra