The First Image of Dead American Troops to Appear in Media During WWII

The Photo That Was Hard to Get Published, but Even Harder to Get LIFE photojournalist George Strock captured an iconic image of 3 U.S. soldiers lying on the sand of Buna Beach, New Guinea. The small wave breaking provides a stark contrast to the stillness of the men and the half-submerged landing craft behind them. … Read more

Cigarette Psychology in the 1950s – 9 Ways of Holding Your Cigarette and What It Says About You

Some smokers hold their cigarette between thumb and index figure. Others enjoy it holding between index and middle finger. Still others have unique preferable ways of holding a cigarette. According to Cigarette Psychology in the 1950s, different cigarettes’ holding styles reveal about the personality traits of a person. The way a man holds his cigarette … Read more

Matthäus Hetzenauer, Austrian sniper in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany with 345 Confirmed Kills

Matthäus Hetzenauer, Austrian sniper with 345 confirmed kills, 1944. Hetzenauer (1924–2004) was an Austrian sniper in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He served in the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern Front of World War II, and was credited with 345 kills. His longest confirmed kill was reported at 1,100 meters (1,200 yards). Hetzenauer received … Read more

Rare artefact from Vasil Bojkov Collection: Bell-Situla with running relief figures of a Greek and an Amazon

Bell-shaped situlae are one of the most common vessels in Greek and the areas around. Despite their commonness though, there are particular things that make some of those vessels a little bit less common compared to the rest. And that is the relief decoration that sometimes adorns them. An example of this type of a … Read more