Image: A Viet Cong guerrilla stands guard in the Mekong Delta. “You could find women like her almost everywhere during the war,” said the photographer. “She was only 24 years old but had been widowed twice. Both her husbands were soldiers. I saw her as the embodiment of the ideal guerrilla woman, who’d made great sacrificesContinue reading “She Waged War: The Viet Cong’s Female Fighters”
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The Unspeakable Darkness: The Rape of Nanking and the World’s Silence
Image: A Japanese soldier poses with the severed head of one of his victims. The Rape of Nanking, December 1937. The name Nanking, now the sprawling capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China, is forever etched with the indelible stain of one of the 20th century’s most horrific atrocities. In the winter of 1937, followingContinue reading “The Unspeakable Darkness: The Rape of Nanking and the World’s Silence”
James Doohan: The Star Trek Actor Who During World War 2 Survived Being Shot Six Times During D-Day
22 Incredible Photos of Everyday Life of U.S Soldiers During the Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, life for soldiers changed an extreme amount. Not only did their lives change, but they became a significant amount more difficult. American soldiers were often young men who felt that they were serving their country and had never served in a war before. Because of this, they had no idea whatContinue reading “22 Incredible Photos of Everyday Life of U.S Soldiers During the Vietnam War”
Amazing Photographs of World War I in 1914
World War I or The First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1 began on the 28th of July, 1914 and ended on the 11th of November, 1918. Referred to by contemporaries as the “Great War”, belligerents included much of Europe, Russia, the United States and Turkey, with fighting also expanding into the MiddleContinue reading “Amazing Photographs of World War I in 1914”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 7
39 Colorized Photos of the French Army During World War 1
From August 1914 to early 1917, the French Army shouldered much of the the fighting on the Western Front – and with astonishing endurance. In one two-week period – August 16-31, 1914 – they suffered 210,993 casualties. By comparison, British casualties numbered 164,709 in the opening month – July 1916 – of the Somme offensive.Continue reading “39 Colorized Photos of the French Army During World War 1”
James Doohan: The Star Trek Actor Who During World War 2 Survived Being Shot Six Times During D-Day
Historical Photos of John Mccain as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam
John McCain’s capture and subsequent imprisonment occurred on October 26, 1967. He was flying his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam when his A-4E Skyhawk was shot down by a missile over Hanoi. McCain fractured both arms and a leg when he ejected from the aircraft, and nearly drowned after he parachuted into Trúc B?chContinue reading “Historical Photos of John Mccain as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam”
The Amazing Story of a Black German Soldier During World War 1
A group that is rarely talked about in regards to German history and it’s dealings with people from different continents are the Africans. Most know the Askari, who fought with von Lettow-Vorbeck in the First World War. Yet rarely any know of those that actually traveled to Germany and lived most or even all ofContinue reading “The Amazing Story of a Black German Soldier During World War 1”
