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Under cover from archers, a storming party crossing the drawbridge of a medieval siege tower brought to a castle wall.

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French Renault F.T. light tank, 1918.

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Kuwait: U.S. 1st Armored Division M1A1 Abrams tanks

Under cover from archers, a storming party crossing the drawbridge of a medieval siege tower brought to a castle wall.

British tank in World War I

French Renault F.T. light tank, 1918.

Katowice; Silesian uprisings

World War II; tank

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Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian artist, engineer, and scientist

George S. Patton

George Patton

United States general

Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg

Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg

German military officer

Percy Hobart

British military officer

Heinz Guderian

Heinz Guderian

German general

J.F.C. Fuller

J.F.C. Fuller

British army officer

Eberbach, Heinrich

Heinrich Eberbach

German military officer

Sir Basil Liddell Hart

British military historian

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Tecumseh. Battle of the Thames, Ontario, Canada, and the death of Tecumseh. Col. Richard M. Johnson with the Kentucky volunteers on left battle with Tecumseh and his Native troops. Native American Shawnee chief. North American indian. (See Notes)

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German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I