A US convoy rider gives a lift to a loaded Chinese boy on his motorcycle in the Tengchun Cutoff, China. Date unknown. Book recommendation ⤵️ 📖 Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937-1945 (Rana Mitter, 2013) Photo source: US National Archives and Records
US President Franklin Roosevelt smoking and drinking white wine, as he is listening to a speech during a Democratic Party fundraiser on November 1st, 1938. Franklin Roosevelt was also known to enjoy Martinis, as well as cocktails and mixed drinks. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor …
A french Woman kisses a US soldier on August 25th, 1944, during the liberation of Paris, as his mates offer cheeky smiles. Victory parades took place in Paris for five days after the liberation, between August 25th and August 29th. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 Eleven Days in August: The Liberation …
A US Air Force B-24 Liberator heavy bomber during an attack over an oil refinery in Ploiesti, Romania, during Operation Tidle Wave. Operation Tidle Wave was a bombing raid by the United States on August 1st, 1943, targeting the oil fields of Romania around Ploiesti, which were key to the …
Us soldier standing guard over thousands of German prisoners in 1945 at Camp Remagen, part of the Rheinwiesenlager. The Rheinwiesenlager were 19 camps in Allied occupied Germany before the end of WW2, which held over one million surrendered Wehrmacht soldiers. Us Army Chief of Staff, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, made …
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