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The Afghan Survivors 2

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  • 1983-3-20

Senator Claiborne Pell (dark suit, at right), Congressman Don Ritter (light suit, second from left) and other members of the special joint congressional hearing examine one of the Afghans to see the effects of Soviet chemical warfare. Pell, who ch...

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Afghan Survivors 3

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  • 1983-3-20

The five Afghans tell of Soviet atrocities in their country during a meeting with President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Mr. Reagan said what they have undergone should be known by everyone in the free world.

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Battle for Amba Alagi

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The Battle for Amba Alagi, the last Italian stronghold in Eritrea. Ras Swoyum a powerful and friendly Abyssinian chief, seen addressing his Patriot troops before they went into action.

British Embassy

The Crossing of the Omo

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  • 1941-7-13

Ras Gorussa crosses the river at the head of his army, riding a white horse and wearing a green captured Italian uniform with a nonchalance more impressive than the forced dignity of seventeen Mussolinis. (Photograph to be acknowledged to Ministry...

War Office Photographs

The Italo-Abyssinia War

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  • 1955-11-10

Pictures just received of war-time scenes in Addis Ababa. Irregulars parading in Addis Ababa before leaving for the front.

Agents Photograph

The Residence of the Governor at Djibouti

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  • 1936-5-4

Where exiled Emperor is staying in Djibouti. The Emperor of Abyssinia who fled with his family and two of his generals to Djibouti when the Italian forces approached the gates of his capital, is staying at the residence of the Governor of French ...

Planet News Ltd.

The War's Modern Influence in Abyssinia

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One of the effects of the Italo-Abyssinian war is the influence of modern clothes and habits on many of the natives. Here is a native at Dessie, headquarters of the northern army, carrying his topee in one hand, and a brief case in the other, on h...

Keystone Press Agency Ltd.

U. S. Plane Downed over North Vietnam

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  • 1966-9-9

In defiance of the strong condemnation of the world's people, many flights of U.S. imperialist aircraft continuously bombed the outskirts of Hanoi and the residential quarters of Dong Anh district, north of Hanoi on Sep. 4. Answering President Ho ...

Hsinhua News Agency

War Drums At Ras Nassibu's Camp

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Pictures by relay of planes of actual warfare in the Ogaden. These pictures brought to London by a relay of aeroplanes were taken by a staff correspondent in the Ogaden 30 miles south of Harar under actual war conditions. Photo shows: Mohammedan...

Planet News Ltd.

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