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Horrors of War: 35 Incredible Photos That Show the Brutal Reality of ‘the Battle of Stalingrad’, 1942-43

March 3, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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

March 1, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

“We Can Do It!” – Meet the Woman Who Inspired the Famous Wartime Propaganda Poster in World War II

February 20, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller was hired by the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee to […]

Love Among the Ruins: Happy Blitz Weddings in London, 1940

February 20, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNot much would keep the Londoners down… Ena Squire-Brown, an international dancer famed for her Dove Dance, leaves […]

25 Incredible British Propaganda Posters During World War II

February 13, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBritain re-created the World War I Ministry of Information for the duration of World War II to generate […]

Rarely Seen Color Photographs of London During World War II

February 8, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese color photos of London, spanning from the dark days of the Blitz to the triumphant celebrations of […]

Portraits of Simone Segouin, the 18 Year Old French Resistance Fighter Who Captured 25 Nazis During the Fall of Chartres

January 30, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 30, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

The Last Jew of Vinnitsa, 1942

January 27, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“The Last Jew of Vinnitsa” is an iconic photograph picturing the imminent execution of a Jewish man in […]

Beautiful Portraits and the Incredible Stories of Jewish ‘Bond Girl’ Christine Granville, Who Was Churchill’s Favorite Spy

January 26, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 25, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 24, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 12, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 10, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

Doughnut Girls: The Women Who Fried Donuts and Dodged Bombs on the Front Lines of World War I

January 2, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War I, the Salvation Army sent women to France to lift the spirits of the soldiers […]

Leaving the Homeland: Pictures of Belgian Refugees During the First World War

December 22, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn Belgium, the outbreak of the First World War and subsequent German invasion caused massive population movements. Hundreds […]

Vintage Stereo Photographs Taken by Hitler’s Personal Photographer Depicting the German Invasion of Poland in 1939

December 17, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

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

December 14, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteChristmas is a time when normal routine is suspended for many people – and so it was in […]

This Special Bra Was Made Entirely From Plastic to Protect Female Factory Workers During World War II

December 1, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWith vast swathes of America’s male population having joined the fighting, the War years saw women filing into […]

Stunning Portraits of Algerian Women Who Were Forced to Remove Their Veils to be Photographed in 1960

November 27, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1960, Marc Garanger, a 25-year-old draftee who had already been photographing professionally for ten years, landed in […]

The Story Behind the Photo of 10-Year-Old Japanese Boy Carries His Deceased Brother to a Cremation Pyre, 1945

November 19, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis heart rending photo was taken by Joe O’Donnell, who was sent by the U.S. military to document […]

Rarely Seen Photos of World War I Taken by an American Doctor

November 19, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

The Story Behind Toni Frissell’s Iconic Image of an Abandoned Boy Clutching a Stuffed Animal in the Rubble of 1945 London

November 15, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“Here are faces that I have found memorable. If they are not all as happy as kings, it […]

Did Robert Capa Fake ‘The Falling Soldier’ Photo? Here’s the Story Behind the Most Iconic Image of the Spanish Civil War

November 12, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

14 Rare Snapshots That Capture the North Vietnamese Prisoners of War in 1968-69

November 3, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site North Vietnamese Prisoners of War in 1968-69 American photographer John L. Beck took these amazing snapshots of North Vietnamese […]

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