World War, 1939-1945

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (left) and Rear Admiral Thomas Troubridge (right) of the British Forces on a ship during the Sicilian Campaign of World War II.

Major-General Horatio P. M. Berney-Ficklin with his 5th Division (light infantry) of the British Army during the Sicilian Campaign in World War II. Major-General Berney-Ficklin is the fifth person from the left (smoking a pipe). All others are unidentified.

Acting Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey sits with the staff of the 13th Corps of the British Army aboard a ship during the Sicilian Campaign of Word War II.

Major-General Horatio P. M. Berney-Ficklin of the British Army smokes a pipe on board a ship during the Sicilian Campaign in World War II.

Members of the British Armed Forces, standing from left to right: Acting Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey; Rear Admiral Thomas Troubridge; Sir Percy James Grigg, British Secretary of State for War; Captain Hammer; and Brigadier "Tony" Sugden. The men are aboard a ship during the Sicilian Campaign of World War II.

Rear Admiral Thomas Troubridge (standing, right) of the Royal Navy looks through binoculars with unidentified soldiers on a beach during the Sicilian Campaign in World War II. All others are unidentified.

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (second from right) and Rear Admiral Thomas Troubridge (right) of the British Forces inspect pigeons aboard a ship during the Sicilian Campaign of World War II.

A tank or other military vehicle crosses over a makeshift bridge out of the water and onto a beach during the Sicilian Campaign in World War II. Soldiers on the beach are unidentified.

An unidentified group of soldiers on a beach with other soldiers and tanks in the water in the background. This photograph was taken during the Sicilian Campaign in World War II.

A ship unloads its cargo, including a specialized vehicle, during the Sicilian Campaign during World War II. All people in photo are unidentified.