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Living Pictures of US Soldiers

July 30th 2010 02:42

At the beginning of the 20th century, English photographer Arthur S. Mole and his American colleague John D. Thomas took these living photographs which show thousands of American soldiers posing as symbols of American history.

The living emblem of the United States Marines, formed by 100 officers and 9,000 enlisted men at the Marine Barracks, Paris Island, South Carolina

The Human Liberty Bell, formed by 25,000 officers and men at Camp Dix, New Jersey, 1918

A portrait of President Woodrow Wilson, formed of 21,000 officers and men at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1918

The Human US Shield: 30,000 officers and men at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1918

In the picture of the Statue of Liberty there are 18,000 men: 12,000 of them in the torch alone, but just 17 at the base. The men at the top of the picture are actually half a mile away from the men at the bottom

*Images and information sourced from OddityCentral here.

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D-Day

June 28th 2010 02:52

June 6th, 2010, marked the 66th anniversary of the successful 1944 Allied invasion of France.

The operation was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, with over 160,000 troops landing. Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. The invasion required the transport of soldiers and material from the United Kingdom by troop-laden aircraft and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire-support. The landings took place along a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.

To celebrate the anniversary, The Big Picture at Boston.com put together this collection of rare photographs of the landing. View the full photoset here.

Coast Guard Flotilla 10 tied up along with British landing craft, preparing to sail the English Channel and invade Nazi-occupied France. These landing craft landed U.S. troops on Omaha Beach.

n A-20 from the 416th Bomb Group making a bomb run on D-Day, 6 June 1944.

American soldiers wade from Coast Guard landing barge toward the beach at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Allied soldiers, vehicles and equipment swarm onto the French shore during the Normandy landings, June 1944.

Two U.S. soldiers escort a group of ten German prisoners on Omaha Beach, June 1944.

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High Speed Images of Rockets

May 21st 2010 02:49

In today's post we take a look at high speed imagery of rockets, tanks, ship guns and other weapons being fired.

These images are sourced from Banned In Hollywood. See the full photo set here.

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World War 1 in Colour

December 4th 2009 07:43

Rare colour photographs of The Great War.

British Troops

Devastation in France

Senegalese, Algerian and Tunisian members of the French Army

Death and destruction in the bloodbath that was world war 1

*These rare images sourced from Environmental Graffiti here.

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Hiroshima, The Aftermath

August 19th 2009 10:59

On Monday, August 6, 1945 at 8:15 AM, the nuclear weapon Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by the crew of the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay. Pictures from the aftermath of the atomic blast are seen below. These images and information were sourced from life.com. Read more here.

Hiroshima: Aftermath

Mushroom Cloud Over Hiroshima

After the atomic bomb detonates 1,968 feet above the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, a mushroom cloud is visible from miles away.

Atomic Bomb Flattens Hiroshima

An aerial view of Hiroshima in September 1945, a month after the atomic blast, shows a city in which 90 percent of the buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The explosion killed 70,000 people instantly, while burns and radiation would kill tens of thousands more.

WWII: Hiroshima

The August 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima had killed 70,000. By December, as this mother and child sit in the ruins, another 70,000 would die from injuries and radiation.

Shadow Effect

Even more than a mile from the center of the Hiroshima blast, as evidenced in this 1946 photo, the intense heat of the bomb etches eerie shadows into objects, burning surfaces that are exposed to light but leaving the rest untouched.

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Expensive Military Planes

August 12th 2009 07:53

As each new generation of military aircraft is developed, it costs exponentially more than the last. It was getting so bad that if this trend continued by 2050 the US Air Force would only be able to afford one fighter plane! That explains the decision to build F-35s rather than purchase more F-22s. See below for the most expensive aircraft used today by the US military, from fighters to bombers to personnel carriers and spy planes.
Information and images sourced from Time Magazine here.

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World Record Skydive

November 5th 2008 11:27

Colonel Joseph Kittinger holds the world record for the highest ever parachute jump set back in 1960. He was involved in Project Excelsior, which researched high altitude bailout. Col Kittinger wore a pressurised suit, and on August 16th he jumped from a helium balloon at a height of 102,800 feet (31,300 m). He fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds reaching a maximum speed of 988 km/h or 274 m/s before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m). He set and still holds world records for highest parachute jump, longest drogue-fall (4 min), and fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere. See a picture of Kittinger's famous jump below:

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Nazi Occupied Paris

July 16th 2008 02:54

Today's rare colour pictures of Paris during the Nazi occupation of World War 2 are provided thanks to livejournal. The quality of the photos is remarkable, the one criticism of them is that they paint too rosy a picture of what life was like under the Nazis. Nonetheless, their historical significance cannot be denied.

France occupied by Germany during the second world war

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The Sad Truth About War

June 27th 2008 13:45

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Military Submarines

June 16th 2008 12:26

Virginia (SSN 774) submarine at Norfolk, Virginia Naval Station, where it was commissioned in October 2004.

Although experimental submarines had been built before, submarine design took off during the 19th century. Submarines were first widely used in World War I, and feature in many large navies. Military usage ranges from attacking enemy ships or submarines, aircraft carrier protection, blockade running, ballistic missile submarines as part of a nuclear strike force, reconnaissance and covert insertion of special forces.

The British Navy's HMS Vanguard on exercise.

Civilian uses for submarines include marine science, salvage, exploration and facility inspection/maintenance. Submarines can also be specialised to a function such as search and rescue, or undersea cable repair. Submarines are also used in tourism and for academic research

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Russian WWII Tank Found in Estonian Lake

May 21st 2008 12:07

WWII Russian tank found with German markings after 62 years

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Huge Military Force

April 11th 2008 13:43

Here is an awe-inspiring naval and air force on display. Aircraft carriers, battleships, fighters and bombers all in the same shot!

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Perfect Timing

March 24th 2008 12:53

Sometimes timing can be everything with photography, here are a few examples of when the timing has been perfect.

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Stealth Aircraft

March 21st 2008 12:06

A stealth aircraft is an aircraft that uses stealth technology to make it harder to be detected by radar and other means than conventional aircraft by employing a combination of features to reduce visibility in the visual, audio, infrared and radio frequency (RF) spectrum. Well known examples include the United States' F-117 Nighthawk (1980s–) and the modern F-22 Raptor fighter.