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…
Author: RHP
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…
Dec
19
Crossed Rifles in the Sand Placed as a Tribute to this Fallen Soldier, 1944
Crossed rifles on the sand are a comrade’s tribute to this American soldier who …
Dec
19
Two RAF Airmen are Buried with Full Military Honors by Occupying German Soldiers, Channel Islands, 1943
Full military honors were granted by the Luftwaffe at the funerals of RAF sergea…
Dec
18
German Cavalry Firing from the Backs of Horses, 1935
German cavalry firing from the standing saddle position during maneuvers on the …
Dec
17
Japanese Troops Using Prisoners of War for Target Practice, 1942
The Japanese treatment of prisoners of war in World War II was barbaric. The men…
Dec
15
The Life on a Crewman in German Torpedo-Boat, 1916
This torpedo-boat crewman looks thoroughly unpleased with the situation. Patrols…
Dec
15
The Reichstag Covered in Graffiti After Being Seized from the Nazis by the Red Army, 1945
After seizing the Reichstag in May 1945 and raising their flag on its roof, Sovi…