Winston Churchill discussing the battle situation in Italy with the Commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (left) and the Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean, General Sir Harold Alexander, 26 August 1944. Ships as she sits at the

as she sits at the tiller of her boat

left to right: the Secretary to the Chiefs of Staffs Committee

The ground is covered in snow and the scene is lit by a low orange sun

the springbok mascot of the 4th South African Regiment

A Women's Land Army girl holding a chicken to show a good layer

Winston Churchill discussing the battle situation in Italy with the Commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (left) and the Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean, General Sir Harold Alexander, 26 August 1944. Ships as she sits at theThe Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Winston Churchill, MP, discussing the battle situation with the Commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (left) and the Supreme Allied Commander of the Mediterranean, General Sir Harold Alexander, at