Photo of the Second World from the magazine LIFE
Not a single military conflict for the whole history Humanity did not change the world as much as World War II changed it. State borders shifted, and cities turned into ruins. Created innovative military, transport and communication technologies. Tens of millions of people died (most of them are civilians). The world in August, 1945, was radically different from itself in September, 1939.
For six years, LIFE magazine has taken more war photographs than any other publication on the planet. 13 was thousands of days working as a photographer for 21, and more than half of this time was spent by them in combat zones.
Many years have passed since the end of the war, but the feeling of the power of what was captured in these pictures has not weakened at all. We admire the courage of people whose unity of spirit and the pursuit of a common goal supported the light of hope in the most difficult times.
1. Marines take cover from fire on a hilltop in Iwo Jima, March 1945. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
2. The man. Female. Parting. And no certainty that he will return ... New York, 1944. (Alfred Eisenstaedt — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
3. Funnel from a German bomb in the center of London, 1940. (William Vandiver — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
4. Americans, half buried under a layer of sand at Bana Beach in New Guinea, February 1943. (George Strock — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
5. Statue of Liberty, 1942. (Andreas Feininger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
6. The Women's Army Corps at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, June 1942. General Douglas MacArthur called them his best soldiers. (Andreas Feininger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
7. Photo subsequently received by LIFE, taken by Hitler's personal photographer at the parade in 1939. Hitler greets Luftwaffe pilots who fought on the side of Francisco Franco's nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. (Hugo Jaeger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
8. Soldiers march past the Fuhrer's rostrum in celebration of his 50th birthday, April 20, 1939. (Hugo Jaeger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
9. Austrians welcome Hitler, 1939. It was these expressions on the faces of people that led Hitler to the idea of a thousand-year Reich at any cost. (Hugo Jaeger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
10. An American Marine holds a child in his arms, taken out from under the rubble while clearing caves from the Japanese on the island of Saipan, summer 1944. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
11. Baseball game in St. Louis on the summer of the 1943 of the year.
12. Pilots from the 99th Squadron - the first African American squadron in the history of the US Air Force - listen to the lieutenant's explanation, 1942. (Gabriel Benzur — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
13. A welder at the shipyard adjusts her glasses before continuing to work. October 1943. (Bernard Hoffma — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
14. Medical orderly George Lott was wounded in both arms, November 1944. Photographer Ralph Morse was delighted with the high level of medical care provided to the injured. (Ralph Morse — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
15. Marines on the island of Saipan, 1944. This photograph was selected by the US Postal Service for the 2002 Memorial Series Stamps. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
16. The wreckage of the plane on the banks of Iwo Jima, March 1945. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
17. American gunners in Saipan, 1944. (Peter Stackpole — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
18. Americans next to the corpse of a Japanese soldier in Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is the only island in the Pacific Ocean, in the battles for which the total losses of the Japanese were less than the American ones. In those killed, however, Japan lost more people than America. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
19. American troops in England on the eve of Operation Overlord, 1944. (Frank Scherschel — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
20. US Marine before landing on Guadalcanal, late 1942. The victory at Guadalcanal in February 1943 was a watershed moment in the war in the Pacific. (Joe Scherschel — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
21. Americans in the Philippines celebrate Japan's unconditional surrender, August 1945. (Carl Mydans — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
22. End of World War II, August 14, 1945. Times Square, New York. (Carl Mydans — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
For six years, LIFE magazine has taken more war photographs than any other publication on the planet. 13 was thousands of days working as a photographer for 21, and more than half of this time was spent by them in combat zones.
Many years have passed since the end of the war, but the feeling of the power of what was captured in these pictures has not weakened at all. We admire the courage of people whose unity of spirit and the pursuit of a common goal supported the light of hope in the most difficult times.
1. Marines take cover from fire on a hilltop in Iwo Jima, March 1945. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
2. The man. Female. Parting. And no certainty that he will return ... New York, 1944. (Alfred Eisenstaedt — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
3. Funnel from a German bomb in the center of London, 1940. (William Vandiver — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
4. Americans, half buried under a layer of sand at Bana Beach in New Guinea, February 1943. (George Strock — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
5. Statue of Liberty, 1942. (Andreas Feininger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
6. The Women's Army Corps at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, June 1942. General Douglas MacArthur called them his best soldiers. (Andreas Feininger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
7. Photo subsequently received by LIFE, taken by Hitler's personal photographer at the parade in 1939. Hitler greets Luftwaffe pilots who fought on the side of Francisco Franco's nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. (Hugo Jaeger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
8. Soldiers march past the Fuhrer's rostrum in celebration of his 50th birthday, April 20, 1939. (Hugo Jaeger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
9. Austrians welcome Hitler, 1939. It was these expressions on the faces of people that led Hitler to the idea of a thousand-year Reich at any cost. (Hugo Jaeger — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
10. An American Marine holds a child in his arms, taken out from under the rubble while clearing caves from the Japanese on the island of Saipan, summer 1944. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
11. Baseball game in St. Louis on the summer of the 1943 of the year.
12. Pilots from the 99th Squadron - the first African American squadron in the history of the US Air Force - listen to the lieutenant's explanation, 1942. (Gabriel Benzur — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
13. A welder at the shipyard adjusts her glasses before continuing to work. October 1943. (Bernard Hoffma — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
14. Medical orderly George Lott was wounded in both arms, November 1944. Photographer Ralph Morse was delighted with the high level of medical care provided to the injured. (Ralph Morse — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
15. Marines on the island of Saipan, 1944. This photograph was selected by the US Postal Service for the 2002 Memorial Series Stamps. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
16. The wreckage of the plane on the banks of Iwo Jima, March 1945. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
17. American gunners in Saipan, 1944. (Peter Stackpole — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
18. Americans next to the corpse of a Japanese soldier in Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is the only island in the Pacific Ocean, in the battles for which the total losses of the Japanese were less than the American ones. In those killed, however, Japan lost more people than America. (W. Eugene Smith — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
19. American troops in England on the eve of Operation Overlord, 1944. (Frank Scherschel — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
20. US Marine before landing on Guadalcanal, late 1942. The victory at Guadalcanal in February 1943 was a watershed moment in the war in the Pacific. (Joe Scherschel — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
21. Americans in the Philippines celebrate Japan's unconditional surrender, August 1945. (Carl Mydans — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
22. End of World War II, August 14, 1945. Times Square, New York. (Carl Mydans — Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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