V-Mail: The WWII program that scanned letters onto microfilm, 1942-1945
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, letters were essential for soldiers and sailors stationed overseas. The average soldier wrote six […]
World War Two
The German occupation of Czechoslovakia in rare photographs, 1938-1939
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Germany’s annexation of Austria in March 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain traveled twice to the continent hoping […]
Incredible color photos show the women railroad workers who mobilized the American war effort, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, America’s railroads were an important part of the war effort and it’s estimated that […]
Photographs from the surplus vehicle boneyards of World War Two, 1945-1948
This post was originally published on this siteWhen World War II ended in 1945, the industrial war machine did not stop overnight. Estimates of the […]
Haunting pictures of Londoners sheltering in the Underground during World War II, 1940-1941
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Second World War, Londoners of all classes flocked to Underground platforms to keep themselves safe from […]
Vintage color photos show WWII air cadets in training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteThis collection of photos from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi during World War II shows the American war […]
Women workers of World War II: These color photos show the real-life Rosie the Riveters, 1941-1943
This post was originally published on this siteMore so than any war in history, World War II was a woman’s war. Women, motivated by patriotism, […]
Harlem Hellfighters: Rare photographs of the African American regiment renowned for courage despite prejudice, 1917-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hellfighters, the infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard, was the most celebrated African American […]
D-Day: The Normandy landings through rare photographs, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteThe D-Day Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was an immense undertaking involving nearly 6,939 Allied ships, […]
When Hitler’s nephew moved to America and joined the US Navy to fight his uncle, 1911-1947
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Patrick Stuart-Houston (né Hitler), son of Alois Hitler Jr, was the half-nephew of Adolf Hitler. He was […]
These color photos capture the newly-recruited tank crews training at Fort Knox, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, Office of War Information photographer Alfred T. Palmer visited Fort Knox and captured these spectacular photos […]
These photos follow the journey of an average young man into a skilled and disciplined soldier, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the early years of World War II, various initiatives were undertaken by the US government in order […]
Color photos of the French army during the Great War, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThese color photos document life in the French army during World War One, and the destruction of towns […]
British soldiers manning anti-aircraft guns in women’s clothes, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken in 1940 by John Topham while he was visiting the base of the Royal […]
A photographic album of Polish pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain, 1940-1943
This post was originally published on this siteBy the outbreak of the Second World War, Poland’s Military Aviation, quite commonly and incorrectly called the Polish […]
When people scrapped metals to help the war effort, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Second World War, the United States government encouraged the American people to participate in scrap drives, […]
Auschwitz Guards: The faces that oversaw a genocide, 1940-1945
This post was originally published on this siteThese mugshots of Auschwitz guards were published by Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance and you can see the […]
Rebuilding Dresden after the horrific firebombing at the end of World War Two, 1945-1970
This post was originally published on this siteIn the final winter of World War II, the eastern German city of Dresden was reduced to rubble, […]
When European refugees fled to Egypt, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the Germans and their allies invaded Southeastern Europe, a large number of civilians (over 40,000) escaped from […]
When New Yorkers heard about the D-Day invasion, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteBy the time the sun rose in New York City on the morning of June 6, 1944, the […]
Everyday life on a Navy ship, 1942-1945
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, shortly after the US entry into the war, the Navy established a special group called the […]
Rare color photos from the Second World War, 1941-1945
This post was originally published on this siteThese are rarely seen color pictures from the Second World War featured in the book “The Second World […]
The bloody mountain warfare of the Italian Front, 1915-1918
This post was originally published on this siteIn May 1915, Italy attacked Austria-Hungary along the Isonzo River and in the Trentino, hoping to conquer territory […]
An unauthorized photo of Stalin: the moment he was informed that the Germans were about to take Kiev, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteAn unauthorized photo of Stalin inside of the Kremlin shows the very moment he was informed that the […]
Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev: A soldier’s face after four years of war, 1941-1945
This post was originally published on this siteThese two pictures are shown side by side in the Andrei Pozdeev museum. The museum caption reads: “(Left) […]