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Description: This mid 20th century US Military History print features Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, a senior US Army Officer who was the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division during the defense of Bastogne, Belgium, in the Battle of the Bulge. He is best known for his reply ‘Nuts!’ to the German surrender ultimatum and proved right as it became evident that the Germans were short of supplies and relief for the Allied Forces was on its way.
Description: This mid 20th century US Military history print features the five Sullivan brothers - George, Francis, Joseph, Madison and Albert - on board the USS Juneau, where they were all serving together and were killed in action when the ship sank. On November 13, 1942, The USS Juneau was struck by a Japanese torpedo while it was near the Solomon Islands, it exploded and sank, taking with the five Sullivan brothers along with the rest of the crew.
Description: This 20th century Cuban History photo features the iconic image of Che Guevara as representative of Guerrillero Heroico during the funeral of victims of French freighter’s explosion that had taken place at La Coubre. Che Guevara featured prominently in the Cuban Revolution, and in addition to being a symbol of rebellion he was also an accomplished physician, diplomat and military theorist.
Description: This 20th century British Political history print features Winston Churchill, UK’s Prime Minister, inspecting a ‘Tommy Gun’ during his visit to the coastal defence positions close to Hartlepool in 1940. Winston Churchill was not just a renowned British politician but also an Army officer and a writer, and served as Britain’s Prime Minister for two terms of 5 years each.
Description: This late 19th century US History print features Martha Jane Burke, also known as Calamity Jane, holding a rifle dressed in pants and frilled leather jacket. She started out as an American frontierswoman and was also a member of professional scouts, and later in life ended up participating in the Wild West Show conducted by Buffalo Bill.
Description: This 21st century US Space History print features the top view of Orbiter Discovery as it is being hoisted to vertical position in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Discovery was fourth in a sequence of six Orbiters that were built at Palmdale, California, and were meant as components of the Space Shuttle program.
Description: This mid 20th century US Military History print features John Basilone, who served as a Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps during the Second World War. He was the only enlisted Marine to have been awarded the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross (posthumous) for the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Battle of Iwo Jima respectively.
Description: This mid 20th century British Military History print features Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery at the time of his appointment as Colonel Commandant of the Parachute Regiment in 1944. Monty or ‘The Spartan General’ as he was popularly referred to, served as a senior officer in the British Army during the Second World War.
Description: This mid 20th century US History print features the Statue of Liberty, a colossal sculpture of Libertas, the Roman Goddess of Liberty.. A gift from France to the US citizens, the statue is upheld as an icon of freedom, a popular tourist destination, and a welcome sight for immigrants arriving to the country.
Description: This late 19th century US Social History print features Susan B Anthony, a member of the Quaker family, who was committed to social equality, and was a renowned social reformer and women’s rights activist. She was a prominent member of the women’s suffrage movement and served as state agent for American Anti-Slavery Society in New York.
Description: This mid 20th century British Military History print features General Sir Bernard Montgomery, a senior officer in the British Army who fought in both the First and Second World Wars. Also referred to as the 1stt Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, he was the recipient of several military honors and was given nicknames like ‘Monty’, ‘The Spartan General’ and so on.
Description: This early 19th century US Presidential History print features James Madison, 4th US President, who authored the US Constitution drafts and also co-authored the Federalist papers. Being a lawyer, diplomat and philosopher, along with Thomas Jefferson, co-founded the Democrat-Republican Party and served in the presidential office from 1809 to 1817.
