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U.S. Navy in Hawaii 1940. history

See Colorized Photos of a Peaceful Pearl Harbor in the Months Before War

Casablance love story during World War II, 1943. history

A Real Wartime Couple in Casablanca, 1943

World War II Battle of Saipan photographed by W. Eugene Smith 1944. history

World War II: A Photographer at the Battle of Saipan

V-J Day celebrations in Times Square, August 14, 1945. history

More From the Scene of That Famous V-J Day Kiss in Times Square

Adolf Eichmann awaits trial in Israel, 1961. history

Adolf Eichmann in Israel: Portraits of a Nazi War Criminal

An American tank moves past another gun carriage which slid off an icy road in the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 20, 1944. history

WWII’s Battle of the Bulge: Rare and Powerful Photos

American jeeps travelled through a bombed-out town during the drive towards Rome, World War II. history

World War II in Color: The Italian Campaign and the Road to Rome

Pilots and aircrew members scramble to their planes during the Battle of Britain, RAF Fighter Command airfield, 1940. history

Remembering ‘The Few’: Photos of the Young Pilots Who Saved England

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Before and After D-Day: Color Photos From England and France

American Pvt. Joe Demler, photographed on the day that the notorious prison camp, Stalag 12-A in Limburg, Germany, was liberated by Allied troops, spring 1945. history

The POW Who Lived: Joe Demler, WWII’s ‘Human Skeleton’

Neighborhood reduced to rubble by atomic bomb blast, Hiroshima, 1945. history

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Photos From the Ruins

Near Sochaczew during the German invasion of Poland, 1939. history

World War II Erupts: Color Photos From the Invasion of Poland, 1939

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