Camouflage Trees in the First World War
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the First World War, camouflage took many unique forms, including this observation post disguised as a tree! […]
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Sarah Rosetta Wakeman aka Lyons Wakeman, a Woman’s Life as a Man in the Civil War
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1940, Jackson Doane, of Binghamton, unearthed a packet of letters, a ring and a picture in his […]
A Technique Known as “Aerial Smokescreen” Was Employed to Safeguard Ships During Warfare
This post was originally published on this siteThis amazing vintage footage from 1923 shows how early 20th century technology could make a battleship blind to […]
World War I Through Amazing Autochrome Photos by Hans Hildenbrand
This post was originally published on this siteHans Hildenbrand (1870–1957) was a German photographer who was famous for taking color photographs during World War I. […]
During WWII, the British Produced the Welbike, the Smallest Motorcycle to Ever Be Used by Its Military
This post was originally published on this siteThis mini-motorcycle was a WWII quick escape vehicle. The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) officers parachuted behind enemy […]
35 Vintage Propaganda Posters of Spanish Civil War in 1937
This post was originally published on this siteThe Spanish Civil War was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans […]
In the 1950s and 1960s, Fallout Shelters Came to Be a Safety Feature in Many Homes in America
This post was originally published on this sitePart of American culture since 1949, fallout shelters were inspired by fear of nuclear attack; and their subsequent […]
Incredible Photos Show Cured Broken Faces of WWI Soldiers
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photos from ✠ drakegoodman ✠ that show broken faces of WWI soldiers cured by Health Service […]
The Significance and Impact of Playboy Magazine to Soldiers in the Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteCommonly known as ‘the’ magazine of the Vietnam War, Playboy was the most often read magazine by serving […]
Shotgunning: American Soldiers Smoking Weed Out of a Shotgun Barrel During the Vietnam War, 1970
This post was originally published on this siteThe Vietnam War was a long, costly, and divisive conflict between the communist government of North Vietnam and […]
Black British Soldiers in World War I
This post was originally published on this siteThe black British soldiers of the First World War have often been forgotten. People from across the British […]
Rare Color Photos Bring to Life the Front Lines in World War I
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough color photography has existed since at least 1879, it didn’t become popular until many decades later. The […]
The Hacked Hands of the Belgian Congo: Horrifying Photos of Mutilated Congolese People in the Congo Free State
This post was originally published on this siteThe worst colonial crime ever, occurred at the turning point of the 20th century when the king of […]
Civil War Faces: Vintage Photos of Cavalry Soldiers in the 1860s
This post was originally published on this siteThe American Civil War saw cavalry tactics move largely away from the offensive towards the defensive, with the […]
Keeps Air-Raid Map Under His Hat, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough not quite so good as a steel helmet, the black derby hat owned by an Englishman living […]
Incredible Photos of Soviet Women Snipers in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteSoviet women played an important role in World War II (whose Eastern Front was known as the Great […]
Historical Pictures of Railway Guns From the American Civil War to World War II
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the days of catapults and trebuchets, military men have dreamed of the ultimate weapon that could smash […]
Rare Historical Photos of War Dogs Wearing Canine Gas Masks
This post was originally published on this siteThere was nothing more terrifying in the trenches than the call of a gas attack. Soldiers succumbed to […]
Suitcase Is Emergency Crib, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteUnable to bring a baby’s cot aboard a war-refugee ship from the Mediterranean island of Malta, an ingenious […]
Disturbing Picture of an Arizona War Worker, With a Human Skull, a Gift From Her Boyfriend
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, some members of the United States military mutilated dead Japanese service personnel in the […]
The Irish Civil War Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe Irish Civil War (June 28, 1922 – May 24, 1923) was a conflict that followed the Irish […]
Fascinating Color Pictures of Life in My Tho, Vietnam Taken By a GI in 1969
This post was originally published on this site“My number had come up with the draft before my Jan 1968 graduation from Fresno State College,” writes […]
Holland House Library After an Air Raid in London, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteAn interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the […]
Gas Mask Designed for Typists, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteA type of gas mask, which slips over the head of an office typist in the event of […]
Photos of Women Workers in the Factories in London During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese women were all training in various London polytechnics to work in munitions factories during the early 1940s. […]