This post was originally published on this siteAround the start of World War II, an orphanage from the Dutch coast was moved to Hoensbroek Castle […]
This post was originally published on this sitePhotos of LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt with his wife Kathy in Times Square in New York City when […]
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 14, 1945, when word reached Hawaii that Japan had accepted the Allies’ terms of surrender, effectively […]
This post was originally published on this siteAndrée Geulen was born in Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels, on September 6, 1921 into a liberal family […]
This post was originally published on this sitePests such as rats posed a serious threat to supplies of food and animal fodder on British farms. […]
This post was originally published on this siteThis remarkable photograph showcases the immense scale of the Grand Slam bomb, one of the most powerful weapons […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring WWII, the Germans built fake wooden airfields with wooden aircraft and vehicles in order to trick the […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn this 1940s photograph, American physicist Harold Agnew (1921-2013) is seen casually carrying a small but world-altering object—the […]
This post was originally published on this siteAmid the chaos and uncertainty of World War II, love found a way. Soldier weddings became powerful symbols […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe German battle cruiser SMS Prinzregent Luitpold being towed back to Rosyth, keel uppermost on May 22, 1933. […]
This post was originally published on this siteFlakpanzer is a German term for “anti-aircraft tanks” (“flak” is derived from Flugabwehrkanone, literally “aircraft defence cannon”; “panzer” […]
This post was originally published on this siteIda and Louise Cook were two remarkable British sisters who became unsung heroines of World War II for […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1940s, Clark Gable was the King of Hollywood. Millions of people around the world knew and […]
This post was originally published on this siteA jeep train usually refers to a line of coupled railway vehicles hauled by a jeep fitted with […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the heart of war-torn Normandy, in mid-July 1944, two American soldiers huddled together in a makeshift foxhole […]
This post was originally published on this siteWater is so scarce in the desert that often only a few drops are allowed to wash with […]
This post was originally published on this site“If going much further please take one.” Typical ‘Aussie’ humor is reflected in this sign erected on the […]
This post was originally published on this siteSurcouf was a large French gun-armed cruiser submarine of the mid 20th century. She carried two 8” guns […]
This post was originally published on this siteA large sign reading “I AM AN AMERICAN” placed in the window of a store, at 13th and […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe rate of Parachute Rigger was absolutely vital to the safety of the wartime Navy’s tens of thousands […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, the Danish coasts were included in the Atlantic Wall. The Atlantic Wall was planned […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe character of “Rosie the Riveter” as feminist symbol, World War II icon and mid-century heroine is ingrained […]
This post was originally published on this siteMaryland’s Aberdeen Proving Ground opened in 1917 and today is the military’s oldest weapons-testing facility in the United […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Second World War, the Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) and Princess Margaret spent much of their time […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn World War II, many things were rationed in various parts of the world, due to production delays, […]
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