Jan
2
London after a German Air Raid, 1940
The building in the center of the photograph is the Old Bailey, one of London's …
Author: RHP
Dec
30
German Soldier Lighting his Cigarette with a Flamethrower, 1917
Two German soldiers with a Wechselapparat ("Wex") flamethrower. The Germans intr…
Dec
29
Russian Spy Laughing Through His Execution in Finland, 1942
A Soviet spy laughs at his executioner in a picture taken in Rukajärvi, in East …
Dec
29
Bobby Fischer Playing 50 Opponents Simultaneously, 1964
Bobby Fischer is considered by many to be the greatest chess player who ever liv…
Dec
29
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Shortly after Arriving in North Africa, 1941
The Desert Fox, the most well-respected Nazi commander. German General Erwin Rom…
Dec
29
With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women would Paint their Legs so it Looked like Stockings, 1940s
Until the end of the 1930s, the best women’s stockings were made from silk. This…
Dec
29
Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun during an Inspection near Hartlepool, 1940
The short-barreled version of the Thompson was Winston's personal favorite weapo…
Dec
27
Portrait of Lieutenant V. Rhodes of the WAAC at Fort Oglethorpe, 1943
Women in uniform have always an appeal. She is so amazingly beautiful. The unifo…
Dec
27
The Death of an Iraqi Soldier: Highway of Death, 1991
This photo at first was regarded by many editors as too disturbing to print, but…
Dec
26
Matthäus Hetzenauer: Austrian Sniper with 345 Confirmed Kills, 1944
Matthäus Hetzenauer was an Austrian sniper in the 3rd Mountain Division on the E…
Dec
26
Simo Hayha: The White Death in his Winter Camouflage, 1940
Simo Häyhä, also known as "The White Death," was a Finnish sniper who is credite…
Dec
26
Photos from the German Expedition to Tibet Led by Ernst Schäfer, 1938-1939
The 1938-1939 German Expedition to Tibet was a May 1938 – August 1939 German sci…
Dec
25
Stand to Death: 152 mm Howitzer Battery Fires during Operation Bagration, 1944
Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation (operation "Bagration") resulted in co…
Dec
24
The Vulture and the Little Girl: The Tragic Story Behind an Iconic Photo
The vulture is waiting for the girl to die and to eat her. The photograph was ta…
Dec
24
The Defiance: Himmler and a Prisoner Locked in a Staring Contest, 1941
Heinrich Himmler looks at a young Soviet prisoner of war during an official visi…
Dec
24
Georges Blind, a Member of the French Resistance, Smiling at a German Firing Squad, 1944
This was a mock execution attempting to get the resistance fighter, Georges Blin…
Dec
24
Funeral Services for the 28 Germans who Lost their Lives in the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
In New York City, funeral services for the 28 Germans who lost their lives in th…
Dec
22
A Portrait of a Well-Armed Soviet Partisan, 1944
This Soviet partisan is remarkably well equipped for the average partisan, he’s …
Dec
22
Children in an Iron Lung Before the Advent of the Polio Vaccination, 1950
An iron lung or as it is called officially a negative pressure ventilator is a f…
Dec
19
General Ambrose Burnside, whose Unusual Facial Hair Led to the Coining of the Term “Sideburns”, 1865
Sideburns are patches of facial hair grown on the sides of the face, extending f…