One of the most dramatic photographs of the air war in Europe shows the American B-17G Flying Fortress "Wee Willie" (serial number 42-31333) breaking apart after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire during its final mission over Germany. Read more
The Japanese battleship Yamato (大和), the largest battleship ever built, undergoes sea trials in Sukumo Bay on 30 October 1941, shortly before entering service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Read more
A rare stern view of the Japanese battleship Yamato during the final stage of construction at the Kure Naval Base on 20 September 1941. The photograph clearly shows the ship's massive main battery and secondary armament just weeks before she entered service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Read more
A rare photograph showing the Japanese battleship Yamato during her sea trials in the Pacific Ocean on October 30, 1941. Just weeks before Japan entered the Second World War against the United States, the largest battleship ever constructed was undergoing final testing before entering active service. Read more
A German soldier with an MG 34 anti-aircraft machine gun poses before the Eiffel Tower in occupied Paris shortly after the French campaign of 1940. Read more
An American anti-aircraft crew operates a water-cooled .50 caliber Colt-Browning machine gun while training in the United States during 1942. Read more
A heavily burdened Axis machine gunner transports a captured Soviet DS-39 heavy machine gun across the snowy landscape of the Eastern Front. Read more