WWII In pictures

• OneBuckeye

  

  http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/ww2.html
  

  World War II is the story of the 20th Century. The war officially lasted from 1939 until 1945, but the causes of the conflict and its horrible aftermath reverberated for decades in either direction. While feats of bravery and technological breakthroughs still inspire awe today, the majority of the war was dominated by unimaginable misery and destruction. In the late 1930s, the world's population was approximately 2 billion. In less than a decade, the war between the nations of the Axis Powers and the Allies resulted in some 80 million deaths -- killing off about 4 percent of the whole world.
  
  This series of entries will last from June 19 until October 30, 2011, running every Sunday morning for 20 weeks. In these photo essays, I hope to explore the events of the war, the people involved at the front and back home, and the effects the war had on everyday lives. The entries will follow a roughly chronological sequence, with some broader themes (such as "The Home Front") interspersed throughout. These images will give us glimpses into the real-life experiences of our parents, grandparents and great grandparents, moments that shaped the world as it is today. I hope to be able to do justice to this important story in this large-photo narrative format and invite you to join me for the next 20 Sundays.
  

  One of the more interesting I've seen so far.
  
  
  

  Crewmen abandon ship on board the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, after the carrier was hit by Japanese torpedoes and bombs during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Note the destroyer alongside taking on survivors. The USS Phelps eventually torpedoed the stricken carrier, scuttling it and sending it to the bottom of the sea. (U.S. Navy Aviation Museum)

• GoPens

  

  Just looked at the first entry. Amazing stuff. Can't wait to go through the rest.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  OneBuckeye;866331 wrote:http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/ww2.html
  
  
  
  One of the more interesting I've seen so far.
  
  

  
  What an amazing [and powerful] picture.
• OneBuckeye

  

  GoPens;866370 wrote:Just looked at the first entry. Amazing stuff. Can't wait to go through the rest.

  
  Me too. Now I have to find the time somewhere.
• charliehustle14

  Damn, anyone else see the body of the charred Japanese pilot under the Pearl Harbor entry?
• OneBuckeye

  

  charliehustle14;866508 wrote:Damn, anyone else see the body of the charred Japanese pilot under the Pearl Harbor entry?

  
  Wow. Looks like someone photoshopped a skull on his charred face. Unreal.
• justincredible

  

  The color pictures of the US homefront are incredible.
• Con_Alma

  What a fantastic find. Thanks for sharing this!
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Wow! Some incredible photos. Thank you.
• thePITman

  

  Very interesting.
• atomica600

  

  I second what everyone else said. Thanks for posting the link.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Awesome pictures
• Polar Bear 73

  Absolutely amazing collection of pictures. These should be included in high school and college history classes to give the kids a better understanding of what that era was really like. Much more powerful than mere words on a page.
• OneBuckeye

  

  New pics of the japaneese relcocation project posted last week. This pic seems to reflect the soccer loving members of the OC.
  
  
  

  This store owned by a man of Japanese ancestry is closed following evacuation orders in Oakland, California, in April of 1942. After the attack on Pearl Harbor the owner had placed the "I Am An American" sign in the store front window. (AP Photo/ Dorothea Lange) #

• OneBuckeye

  

  another new set up this week. Pretty good one.
  
  
  
• justincredible

  

  Thanks for the bump. These pictures are incredible.
• TigerNation10

  

  Bump
• OneBuckeye

  

  Bump for another great set of the eastern front.
  
  
  ^Stalingrad....
  
  Below Red Army soldiers in a trench as a Russian T-34 tank passes over them in 1943, during the Battle of Kursk
• GoPens

  

  I love that site.
• Scooter1369

  

  The Northern Africa Campaign gallery lacks a picture of the most important person, Omar Bradley. But the photos are incredible.
• TigerNation10

  

  The Pacific Islands
  
  
• OneBuckeye

  

  New set of pics up. The holocaust, they are pretty NSFW and will probably ruin your day. Probably the most disturbing holocaust pictures i've seen.
• GoPens

  

  Horrific. It's unbelievable what mankind can do to each other. The casualness of the German soldiers watching people getting killed and dumped into mass graves is disturbing.
• ohiotiger33

  

  This piece of human history must never die. Future generations must know the horrors of the holocaust...
• TigerNation10

  

  Last entry was posted today.