Photos of World War II: World War II Battlefield Photography

Author: John Pimlott
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: World War II left us some unforgettable and powerful images of the modern world; from a Stuka dive bomber breaking away for a dive to the exhausted German soldier's face etched with fatigue in Stalingrad, from the celebration of liberating Western Europe to the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima. This book collects these photographs together, presenting the great turning points, the various theaters of war, the war machine and technology, and most importantly, the faces of the people who were caught in this epic war. These photographs provide a comprehensive perspective on specific themes, such as the beaches of Dunkirk, the tank battles in the western desert of North Africa, the amphibious operations of the U.S. Marines, and the bombing of Nazi Germany; at the same time, these photographs are organized into chapters, giving us a clear presentation of the course of World War II. These photographs include all the major battles, with the aim of providing us with a vivid and heart-stirring portrayal of World War II. This book is the result of the author's years of hard work in libraries, archives, and private collections around the world—from Europe to the United States, from Germany to Japan. It gathers over 700 captivating images, including maps and charts that illustrate the situation in each theater of war, forming an extraordinary visual record of the largest war in human history.