American Marines take cover from enemy fire on the beach of Leyte Bay
US Marines take cover from Japanese fire at Leyte Bay beach in the Battle of the Philippines. In the background of the US Marines are the US Coast Guard landing…
Japanese prisoners of war in the hold of a US Coast Guard transport ship en route to Pearl Harbor
Japanese prisoners of war in the hold of a US Coast Guard transport ship en route to Pearl Harbor from Guam.Japanese prisoners of war are aboard the USS Admiral C.…
US President Harry Truman welcomes British destroyer Zeolous into the English Channel
US President Harry Truman and Secretary of State James Burnes greet British destroyer Zeolous (HMS Zeolous) in the English Channel from USS Augusta.The destroyer Zeolous was part of the cruiser…
US Lieutenant General Stilwell inspects the Military Automotive School in India
US Lieutenant General Stilwell inspects the Sino-American Military Automobile School in India in 1942. From left to right, US Army personnel: Colonel Frank Dorn, Stylewell’s adjutant; Lieutenant General Stilwell; Lieutenant…
Group photo of American Marines on Guadalcanal Island
A group photo of American Marines during the Battle of Guadalcanal Island in 1942. Source about American Marines photo: Library of Congress. Location: GuadalcanalPhoto time: 1942
American Astoria heavy cruiser before modernization
The American Astoria heavy cruiser (USS Astoria, CA-34) of the United States Navy before its modernization in 1941.
American Astoria heavy cruiser at Pearl Harbor in May 1942
The American Astoria heavy cruiser (USS Astoria, CA-34) stands at Pearl Harbor on May 27, 1942. Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United StatesPhoto time: May 27, 1942
Destroyed German 88-mm FlaK 18 anti-aircraft gun against the background of a bunker in the vicinity of Gesso in Sicily
Destroyed German 88-mm anti-aircraft gun 8,8 cm Flak 18 against the background of a captured bunker in the vicinity of Gesso in Sicily, Battle of Italy. Location: Gesso, Sicily, ItalyPhoto…
Soviet admirals Nikolai Kuznetsov and Arseny Golovko talk with the commander of the Sch-403 submarine, Lieutenant-Commander Konstantin Shuisky
Soviet Admiral Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (1904-1974), Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy, and Vice-Admiral Arseny Grigorievich Golovko (1906-1962), Commander of the Northern Fleet, talk with the commander of the Sch-403 submarine,…
An American medic assists a wounded crew member of a tank that was blown up by a Japanese mine during the Invasion of the Philippines
An American medic treats an injured member of the crew of a tank that was blown up by a Japanese anti-tank mine during the Invasion of the Philippines. American medic…