In a series of four books, the adventures of the titular hero picked up on the literary exploration of the absurdity of military life that has accompanied conflict, from Alphonse de Vigny in the Bourbon restoration through good soldier Schweik’s adventures in the Great War to Hawkeye and Trapp...
While there’s no memorial to him in the Abbey, Wren’s image can be seen in the lower right section of a memorial window in the north choir aisle dedicated to 19th century engineer Robert Stephenson while his coat of arms is shown along with numerous others in some post-war glass window...
People dance during a celebration marking the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russia's term for World War II, in Vladivostok, Russia, May 9, 2023. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua) Protesters rally at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in a protest against t...
World War II: V-E Day People in New York City celebrating the end of the European phase of World War II,... Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. World War II: Iwo Jima U.S. Coast Guard and Navy vessels landing supplies on the Marine beachhead at Iwo... ...
A tank and crew from the 761st Tank Battalion in front of the Prince Albert Memorial in Coburg, Germany, 1945. World War II exposed a glaring paradox within the United States Armed Forces. Although more than 1 million African Americans served in the war to defeat Nazism and fascism, they ...
Ambon War Cemetary Ambon, Sulawesi By: Gordon Arthur of Short Holidays and Getaways Short Holidays and Getaways The Ambon War Cemetery is also called the Australian Cemetery due to the many Australian soldiers who fought to defend this area during World War 2. The war memorial and cemetery is ...
Dame Vera Lynn, the popular World War II singer and actress, was born at East Ham, London, England, United Kingdom. [London, England | AC]25 May 1917 United Kingdom A fleet of 23 German Gotha G.IV bombers commanded by Hauptmann Ernst Brandenburg set out to bomb London, England, Un...
Germany publicly announced that the annual Nazi Party rally in Nürnberg, Germany and the upcoming Tannenberg memorial event were both canceled. Additionally, the government announced the start of food, footwear, textile, and coal rations. [CPC] German leader Adolf Hitler responded to the message fr...
During that time, I visited the Honiara Central Market, two WWII Museums and the US War Memorial. The Central Market is located on the waters of Iron Bottom Sound in the heart of Honiara and offers fresh fish, flowers, fruits, vegetables and local crafts. The fish is carried directly from...
personnel and relocated German V-2 production facilities into the Soviet Union. Thus, while the use of V-2 rockets had no real consequence during WW2, combined with the invention of deadly atomic weapons these rockets significantly shaped the arms race and the space race in the Cold War era....