A photograph of the Japanese soldier Yasuno Chikao an instant before he strikes off Siffleet’s head was taken from the body of a Japanese casualty later in the war, 1943. Australian Special Forces radio operator Leonard Siffleet was sent on mission to Papua New Guinea to establish a coastwatching station. In September 1943, his patrol … Read more
War photographer Robert Capa took this iconic photo of an American soldier shot and killed by a German sniper in the battle for Leipzig on April 18, 1945. The soldier became known as the ‘last man to die’ in WWII after the image appeared in Life magazine’s Victory issue. [wp_ad_camp_1] During the final days of … Read more
“The War is going to be won by inventions,” wrote British Admiral Jacky Fisher in 1915. The World War I was that war. New weapons and technology were introduced, no small thanks to advances in radio technology, electrical power, and other latest technological advancement — greatly increasing the casualties of war in both the military … Read more
Many Japanese were extremely offended by this picture because of how casual MacArthur is looking and standing next to the Japanese Emperor, who was supposed to be a god. Photo credit: Gaetano Faillace [wp_ad_camp_1] The Emperor was a living god to the Japanese people, and MacArthur found that ruling via the Emperor made his job … Read more
“Politruk” Alexey Yeremenko leads his men into combat, armed with a Tokarev TT-33. He was killed minutes after the photo was taken. Khorosheye, near Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine, July 12, 1942. [wp_ad_camp_1] The photo is one of the iconic photographs of the Soviet in World War II, comparable only to the photo of the Red Flag over … Read more
The Trinity explosion, 16 ms after detonation. The viewed hemisphere’s highest point in this image is about 200 metres (660 ft) high. Photo credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory On July 16, 1945, the United States became the first country in history to successfully detonate an atomic weapon. A new era in warfare and global political … Read more