
 | Unexpected encounter at Niergnies, France, 8th October 1918 by David Pentland. (PC)
Towards the end of the second battle of Cambrai, British Mark IV tanks of 12th Battalion confronted German captured Mark IVs. The ensuing battle was chaotic, emerging from smoke the Germans were initially mistaken as part of C Company, but at 50 meters both sides recovered from their surprise and opened fire simultaneously. The lead British tank L16 commanded by Captain Rowe was immediately knocked out, who escaped with his men to L19 just in time to see it destroyed, along with L12. The remaining tank L8 had broken down some distance back taking no part in the battle, although its commander Lieutenant Martel managed to use a captured 77mm artillery piece to finally halt the German tank.
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| | Item Code : DHM1566 | Unexpected encounter at Niergnies, France, 8th October 1918 by David Pentland. (PC) - Editions Available |  |
| | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | | POSTCARD | Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details | Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) | none | | £2.90 | |
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 | The Young Stallion by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
Italy's highest-scoring flying ace of WW1 was Francesco Baracca, seen here on the morning of 3rd June 1917, claiming his 13th victim, a Hansa-Brandenburg C.1 two-seater of the Austro-Hungarian Army Air Force above the Isonzo River, near to Plava. His yellow Spad S.VII was easily identifiable by the elegant prancing horse emblem that was painted on the fuselage sides of all his aircraft. Having achieved a total of 34 aerial victories, Baracca was killed in action during the Battle of the Piave, his Spad being shot down by an enemy Phönix C.1 close to the Montello. When his body was recovered from the burned-out remains of his aircraft, he was found to have a bullet hole in his skull and his pistol in his hand. Whether he committed suicide to avoid burning to death or was shot after crashing is unknown. In 1923, Baracca's mother, Countess Paolina, donated the prancing horse emblem to Enzo Ferrari, whose cars have carried this iconic symbol ever since.
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| | Item Code : DHM6685 | The Young Stallion by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available |  |
| | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | | POSTCARD | Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details | Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) | none | | £2.90 | |
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