world war ii
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Kamikaze, No Prisoners: Images From The Pacific Islands And WWII

The Japanese presented a tenacious, unrelenting foe to US and allied servicemen who battled with them during an island-hopping campaign across the Pacific.

July 12, 2011
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P-51 Mustang Collides And Crashes Over England

This is rather sad: A P-51 Mustang – one of the most beautiful aeroplanes in history – was destroyed after colliding with a Douglas A-1 Skyraider over the skies of England.

May 17, 2011
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Photoshop Time Travelling Into WWII Ghost Dimension (Part Two)

Here’s a new series of eerie World War II ghost photos by Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov, made to celebrate last week’s Europe V-day. Like previous ones, this gallery of photos is both disturbing and fascinating at the same time.

February 17, 2011
Gadgets

Turn Your Kid’s Toy Into A WWII Enigma Machine

Missing that World War II intrigue in your life? Instructable user sketchsk3tch has step by step instructions for turning a keyboard-sporting kids’ toy into an Arduino Enigma Machine, capable of encrypting and decrypting the coded messages sent by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Toys these days.

January 25, 2011
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The Eerie Abandoned Bunkers Of WWII

Across wartime Western Europe, defensive bunkers sprung up to uneasily counter the constant threat of the enemy. Some on land, some by sea, but now, all derelict. Photographer Jonathan Andrew toured several countries to capture these haunting, dilapidated relics.

January 18, 2011
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Idiot’s Idiotic Live Grenade Bookend Explodes After Idiot Pulls Pin

Sort of stupid: using WWII grenades as bookends. Really stupid: giving one of those grenades to a neighbour, no questions asked. Extremely stupid: accepting said grenade. Maximum stupid: immediately pulling the pin from that grenade. Bomb squad, come on down!

August 28, 2010
Cars

Inspiring A Nation To Take War To The Skies

During World War II, President Roosevelt declared that America would manufacture 185,000 military aircraft in 1942 and 1943. To illustrate and inspire the effort, 40,000 model aeroplanes were hung spectacularly from the ceiling of Union Station in Chicago.

February 5, 2010
Software

Travel Back To 1943 And Witness WWII Through Google Earth

Google Earth’s historical imagery feature has a new batch of pictures. You can now witness how some cities looked in the middle of World War II and compare them to the places you may live in today.

October 16, 2009

Photos From An Alternative Earth Where Superheroes Existed

What if Batman were a general for the Allies during World War II? What if Superman helped crush Nazi Germany? Or Spiderman battled alongside US soldiers in the streets of Berlin? Photographer and illustrator Agan Harahap wondered about the same thing.

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