American soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division wearing improvised snow suits march near Faymonville, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945. Read more
An aerial view of Wesel, Germany, after massive Allied bombing raids in February 1945. Approximately 97 percent of the city's buildings were destroyed, leaving behind a landscape resembling a vast field of ruins. Read more
An American Chance Vought F4U Corsair attacks Japanese ground targets on Okinawa using eight 127 mm HVAR (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket) rockets during the final months of the Pacific War. Read more
A dramatic wartime photograph shows a Japanese Ki-46 "Dinah" interceptor making a determined attack on a B-29 Superfortress of the 29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force somewhere over the Pacific near the Mariana Islands in 1945. Read more
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
A rare photograph showing an assembly accident involving a Boeing B-29 Superfortress at an American aircraft factory in March 1945. Read more
Japanese fighter pilots pose with a Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien during the desperate air defense of the Japanese home islands in 1945. Read more