Japanese WWII Propaganda Posters: Photos and Stories
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, major powers across the globe utilized propaganda posters as a means of communication and […]
World War Two
Monuments Men in Pictures: Rescuing the World’s Artistic Heritage from the Nazis, 1943-1945
This post was originally published on this siteThe story of the Monuments Men is one of the most inspiring tales of heroism and sacrifice in […]
Love in the Time of War: Vintage Photos of Soldiers Sharing Last Kisses
This post was originally published on this siteThe act of saying goodbye is always an emotional one, especially when it’s to loved ones who are […]
Faces of Evil: The Female Guards of Nazi Concentration Camps, 1939-1945
This post was originally published on this siteThe Nazi concentration camps during World War II were a place of unimaginable horror and suffering for millions […]
The Siege of Leningrad Through Rare Historical Photos, 1941-1944
This post was originally published on this siteThe Siege of Leningrad was a brutal and devastating military campaign that lasted for 872 days, from September […]
Rare Photos Reveal a Fake Rooftop Town Built to Hide Boeing’s Factory from Potential Japanese Air Strikes, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteDeceiving the enemy as to what you are doing is not new. Trying to hide positions from observation […]
The Atlantic Wall: Vintage Photos of the The Nazi Germany Defenses at Normandy, 1940s-1950s
This post was originally published on this siteField Marshal Erwin Rommel famously declared and predicted: “The war will be won or lost on the beaches. […]
Odd Photos from World War II, 1939-1945
This post was originally published on this siteThis collection shows photographs from World War Two that are not necessarily odd, let’s just say not quite […]
Rare photos from the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
This post was originally published on this siteThe Warsaw Uprising of 1944 was a heroic and tragic 63-day struggle to liberate World War 2 Warsaw […]
Rare color photos of German-occupied Paris during World War II, 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese images were taken in German-occupied Paris by André Zucca for the German propaganda magazine Signal using rare […]
Nobuo Fujita: The story of the only Japanese pilot to bomb mainland America, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteOn 9 September 1942, though, something happened that had never happened before: an enemy plane bombed the contiguous […]
Historical photos from the Japanese Surrender Ceremony, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteOn September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives signed the official Instrument of Surrender, prepared by the War Department and […]
Photos from the historic meeting on Elbe River between American and Soviet troops, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThese iconic photographs were taken the day Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau […]
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 […]
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 […]