Portraits of John Clem, Who Was 12 Years Old When He Became a Civil War Hero
This post was originally published on this siteJohnny Clem was a soldier in the service of the United States for most of his life. He […]
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62 Emotional Pictures That Capture Private Moments of ‘Soldiers at Rest’ During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteWar brings pain, sacrifice. It is really cruel, especially for the soldiers directly involved in combat. Private moments […]
German During WWI Through Incredible Colorized Photos
This post was originally published on this siteA collection of colorized photos from DURIEZ Frédéric that shows German during the First World War. Flamethrower pioneers of […]
‘Killed’ in Vietnam and Buried With Comrades, This Marine Came Back to His Family 5 Years After He Died
This post was originally published on this siteHe was 17 when he signed up with the Marines in 1967. He was 18 when he was […]
56 Incredible Colorized Photos That Revived ‘Russia During WWI’
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photos were colorized by Olga that show Russia during World War One. Shell hole, 1914 Colonel […]
Long Hair Warriors: 30 Vintage Photographs of Badass Female Viet Cong Soldiers in the Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteThe Vietnam War still remains controversial and people on both sides suffered immense losses and clearly at least […]
Horrors of War: 35 Incredible Photos That Show the Brutal Reality of ‘the Battle of Stalingrad’, 1942-43
This post was originally published on this siteThe Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major confrontation of World War […]
Portraits of 10 Women Who Acted as Spies to Stop the Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteHell hath no fury like a woman scorned. The Germans would have done well to take note of […]
12 Amazing Vintage Photographs of USS Macon, the Navy’s Last Flying Aircraft Carrier, in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1920s and 1930s, the Navy experimented with lighter-than-air craft in its fleet. In addition to work […]
The Bizarre Looking of Henry VIII’s Horned Helmet, c.1511-1514
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most mysterious objects in the Royal Armouries’ collection is the ‘Horned Helmet’, made for Henry […]
The German Hair Force: Portraits of German Soldiers With Long Hair in 1971-1972
This post was originally published on this siteFor 15 months during the 1970s, Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, allowed soldiers to wear their hair long, […]
Portraits of Simone Segouin, the 18 Year Old French Resistance Fighter Who Captured 25 Nazis During the Fall of Chartres
This post was originally published on this siteSimone Segouin risked her life many times during the secret war against the Nazi occupiers, and became famous […]
Rare Photographs of World War I Through Vintage Tobacco Cards
This post was originally published on this siteThe world’s first global conflict, the “Great War” pitted the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman […]
Beautiful Portraits and the Incredible Stories of Jewish ‘Bond Girl’ Christine Granville, Who Was Churchill’s Favorite Spy
This post was originally published on this siteKrystyna Skarbek, also known by the alias Christine Granville, was a Polish woman-turned-British spy who had a remarkable […]
30 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteRole of women in organized opposition to the German occupiers of France and the Vichy Regime during World […]
Adorable Vintage Photographs That Show Special Relationship Between Cats and Marine Soldiers
This post was originally published on this siteSailors and cats have shared a special bond for thousands of years. Cats provided not only companionship that […]
32 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Finland in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2013, the Finnish Defence Forces put an archive of 160,000 WWII-era photographs online. The images record the […]
The Amazing Story Behind the Picture of a Soldier Feeding a Tiny Kitten in Korean War, 1952
This post was originally published on this siteIn the middle of the Korean War, this kitten found herself an orphan. Luckily, she found her way […]
Vintage Stereo Photographs Taken by Hitler’s Personal Photographer Depicting the German Invasion of Poland in 1939
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage stereographs, excerpted from the album Die Soldaten des Führers im Felde (Adolf Hitler’s Soldiers in the […]
28 Incredible Vintage Photographs of Troops Celebrating the Holidays During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteChristmas is a time when normal routine is suspended for many people – and so it was in […]
Rarely Seen Photos of World War I Taken by an American Doctor
This post was originally published on this siteDr. P.A. Smithe was sent by the American Red Cross as a doctor and surgeon to work at […]
Lost Tommies Portraits of the Somme: The Unseen “Selfies” of 1916
This post was originally published on this siteFor much of the First World War, the small French village of Vignacourt was always behind the front […]
Did Robert Capa Fake ‘The Falling Soldier’ Photo? Here’s the Story Behind the Most Iconic Image of the Spanish Civil War
This post was originally published on this site“If your pictures aren’t good enough,” Robert Capa once remarked, “then you’re not close enough.” For more than […]
The Victory Rolls, the Lifted and the Swoops: Vintage Photos Depict Women’s Hairstyles During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteA collection of WWII photographs, depicting some of the hairstyles of the time, like the victory Rolls, the […]
33 Rare Color Portraits of French Soldiers in World War One
This post was originally published on this sitePhotography is older than you might think and color photography, too, is a surprisingly early technology, having first […]