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, […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Colditz Cock was a glider built by British prisoners of war during World War II for an […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, the British placed bamboo scaffolding over the dome of the Taj Mahal to protect it from […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated at least 125,284 people of Japanese descent […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, aerial combat in the Pacific saw intense clashes between Japanese planes and Allied forces. […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe story of Trinity Site begins with the formation of the Manhattan Project in June 1942. The project […]
This post was originally published on this siteNobody ever had it as bad as the Sack—the Sad Sack, George Baker’s perpetually luckless anti-hero of World […]
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 […]
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