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 and the Commander in Chief

and the Commander in Chief Home Fleet

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

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vbs of No 417 Squadron

An Avro Lancaster B Mark 1 (Special) of No

as she sits at the tiller of her boat

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 and the Commander in ChiefThe 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