Exhausted US Marines take a break after a heavy engagement in the Helmand province, Afghanistan.
British soldiers prepare to assault during Opertaion Bataka. (Note the bayonet attachments to their L85A2’s)
British soldiers come under fire from Taliban positions as they advance during Operation Panther’s Claw.
© Larry Burrows 1968
American soldiers during Operation Pegasus, Khe Sanh, Vietnam
“The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down.” - Manfred von Richthofen
The attack, part of Operation Achilles, was to re-establish the authority of the Government of Afghanistan in Sangin and create a secure, stable and prosperous environment in which reconstruction and development can take place. Pictured, members from J company 42 Commando Royal Marines.
(A double decker bus burns during a riot in Tottenham, north London on Aug. 6, 2011. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
Police battled rioters in the Tottenham district of north London late on Aug. 6, 2011 after a local man was fatally shot by police earlier in the week. Eight officers were taken to hospital as rioters set patrol cars, buildings and a double-decker bus on fire. http://natpo.st/p2EzYk
A British soldier watches the after effects of a 500lb bomb being dropped on an enemy position in Musa Quala.
