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 […]
World War II
Captain Lewis Nixon With His Beloved Stash of Vat 69 Whiskey in the Morning After Celebrating V-E Day in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteOn the morning of May 4, 1945, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division moved […]
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. […]
Margie Stewart, the Official U.S Army Poster Girl During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteFor American troops in World War II, Margie Stewart was the girl they’d left behind. For the Army, […]
Fascinating Black and White Photos of Life in Britain in 1939
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the German invasion of Poland, The King declared war in September 1939. In preparation for war, Britain […]
Women At War: Beautiful Kodachrome Photos Of Female Engineers at Aircraft Factories in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteShortly after the United States entered World War II in 1941, the nation quickly mobilized for war and […]
Intimate Portraits of the Tuskegee Airmen at Air Base in Italy During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteThe Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World […]
22 Vintage Photographs of Clark Gable Served in Uniform, Flew Combat Missions in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteClark Gable was an American hero. Not because of his superstar status where he earned the title “The […]
London During the Blitz Through Amazing Color Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1912 in Evanston, Illinois, American photographer William Vandivert work for the Chicago Herald Examiner from 1935. He […]
Amazing Historical Photos of the Great Patriotic War
This post was originally published on this siteThe Great Patriotic War is a term used in Russia and some other former republics of the Soviet […]
Veronica Lake Demonstrating How Her Peek-a-Boo Hairdo Could Get Caught in Machinery for LIFE Magazine, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, Veronica Lake (1919–1973) changed her trademark peek-a-boo hairstyle at the urging of the Government […]
Black and White Photos of Berlin in Ruins in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteBerlin is the most heavily bombed city in history. During World War II, large parts of Berlin were […]
Photos of a Parade in WWII Hawaii
This post was originally published on this siteHawaii is a state in the Western United States located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 […]
Vintage Photos of Life in Southington, Connecticut in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteIn May 1942, during World War II, the town of Southington in Connecticut was selected by the War […]
Astonishing Color Photos of Britain During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Nazi Germany invaded Poland, Britain entered the Second World War by declaring war on Germany in 1939. […]
20 Rarely Seen Photographs of the Liberation of Paris, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteThe liberation of Paris was a military battle that took place during World War II from August 19, […]
Incredible Photos of ‘The Battle of Manila’ by Carl Mydans
This post was originally published on this site‘The Battle of Manila’ (3 February – 3 March 1945) was a major battle of the Philippine campaign […]
25 Color Photographs Capture the Fall of Paris in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 14, 1940, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German-accented voice announcing via loudspeakers that a […]
The British Pet Massacre of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThe British pet massacre was an event in 1939 in the United Kingdom where over 750,000 pets were […]
The Most Touching Video Ever: Watch a Man Be Surprised by a Room Full of People He Rescued During the Holocaust
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, Sir Nicholas Winton brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. Fifty years […]
Wall of Suitcases in Poland of Those Sent to Concentration Camps During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteA wall of suitcases, symbolizing the deportation of Jews to death camps, forms part of a permanent exhibition […]
36 Incredible Then-and-Now Photos Show How Norwich Has Changed From the Norwich Blitz
This post was originally published on this siteThe Norwich Blitz refers to the heavy bombing of Norwich and surrounding area by the German Luftwaffe during […]
Norway After Liberation: Historical Photos of German Prisoners of War in Norway, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThe German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country […]
Captured German Kar98k Rifles at Stavanger, Norway, After the Surrender of Germany in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteStoreroom at Solar aerodrome, Stavanger, holding some of the estimated 30,000 rifles taken from German forces in Norway […]
In 1935, Hessy Levinsons Was Selected as “the Most Beautiful Aryan Baby” by the Nazis. She Was Actually Jewish!
This post was originally published on this siteHessy Levinsons Taft (born Hessy Levinsons; May 17, 1934), a German Jew, was featured as an infant in […]