A Fordson Armoured Car of No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF waits outside Baghdad, while negotiations for an armistice take place between British officials and the rebel government during the Iraqi Revolt, May 1941. Second World War Colour Photography waves an acknowledgement of cheers

waves an acknowledgement of cheers by girls who crowded the window of a Manchester factory

Lines of barbed-wire obstacles stretch across snow-covered fields near Menin

7 inch anti-aircraft gun can be seen in the background

3 July 1941

The Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspects bomb damage caused by Luftwaffe night raids in Ramsgate

A Fordson Armoured Car of No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF waits outside Baghdad, while negotiations for an armistice take place between British officials and the rebel government during the Iraqi Revolt, May 1941. Second World War Colour Photography waves an acknowledgement of cheersA Fordson Armoured Car of No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF, operating with 'Habforce', waits outside Baghdad, while negotiations for an armistice take place between British officials and the rebel government during the Iraqi Revolt.