The driver of a British jeep is talking to one of the two French policemen, while curious townspeople take a close look at the jeep. In the background, British military personnel observe the happenings in this small town in the Calvados department, Normandy, France; 1944. 


Calvados, Normandy

Weary British soldiers are back on dry land of good old England, after evacuation from Dunkirk, France (Operation Dynamo); 1941.

Safely home

A piper of the Gordon Highlanders (sitting on top right) plays from a Valentine tank as it drives into Tripoli, Libya, past crowds of cheering locals; 26 January 1943. 
