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Hiroshima streetcar, September, 1945. history

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Photos From the Ruins

"Three dead Americans on the beach at Buna." history

The Photo That Won World War II: ‘Dead Americans at Buna Beach,’ 1943

American soldiers of Patton's Third Army roll up a Nazi flag they have taken as a trophy after the capture of Bitburg, February 1945. history

Scenes of ‘Fury’: The Brutal Reality of Tank Warfare in World War II

Severed head of a Japanese soldier, propped up on a disabled tank, Guadalcanal, 1942. history

Portrait From the Brutal Pacific: ‘Skull on a Tank,’ Guadalcanal, 1942

On the coral beach of Eniwetok's Engebi Island, a Marine drags a dead comrade out of the surf. history

Battle of Eniwetok: Rare and Classic Photos From the Pacific in WWII

World War II: Photos We Remember history

World War II: Photos We Remember

Behind the Picture: Marines Blow Up a Blockhouse, Iwo Jima, 1945 history

Behind the Picture: Marines Blow Up a Blockhouse, Iwo Jima, 1945

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LIFE in the Aleutians: Rare Photos From World War II’s Forgotten Front

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