Gemmel Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/10/world-war-ii-after-the-war/100180/ Some incredible pictures (Just scroll down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THINWHITEDUKE Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 Excellent photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaford Saint Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 Fantastic photos thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 That's incredible, thanks for sharing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 Some amazing shots, cheers mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 Very interesting. Take a closer look at photo 31: is that a ship going up the mushroom stem, and look at the sticks on the beach in the foreground - there are blokes sat on 2 of them 3.5 miles from a nuclear explosion!! And the Japanese soldier relieved of Duty in 1974, quite bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 That was quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 The picture of St Paul's is just incredible. The entire area around was flattened and burned to a cinder. But the cathedral stood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 7 November, 2011 Share Posted 7 November, 2011 Some amazing photo's there. I must admit, the series entitled "The Holocaust" is particularly difficult to view. http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/ww2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 Some amazing photo's there. I must admit, the series entitled "The Holocaust" is particularly difficult to view. http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/ww2.html Having made the visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau it is a real eye opener. Especially as they guide you to the "homely" Auschwitz first then to Birkenau: its desolate vast emptiness leaves you in no doubt as to the industrial scale of what went on. At Auschwitz where most of the buildings still stand the most sinister part is that the camp commandant lived in a very nice house with his Wife & 2 children within the grounds of the camp, in sight of the small gas chamber and crematorium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 There are some amazingly clear & poignant photos there, the thing that struck me was just how evil Hermann Goering looks in his mug-shot. And the Japanese soldier relieved of Duty in 1974, quite bizarre. The Japanese soldier relieved of his duty in 1974 is still alive, aged 89, he was the penultimate Japanese soldier to give up the fight, the last surrendered in December 1974. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bognor regis pete Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 Some Great Photos Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 Having made the visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau it is a real eye opener. Especially as they guide you to the "homely" Auschwitz first then to Birkenau: its desolate vast emptiness leaves you in no doubt as to the industrial scale of what went on. At Auschwitz where most of the buildings still stand the most sinister part is that the camp commandant lived in a very nice house with his Wife & 2 children within the grounds of the camp, in sight of the small gas chamber and crematorium! I've been to Sachsenhausen Labour camp, which is right outside Berlin apparently after the war the local Germans claimed they didn't know what went on there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 Thanks for sharing that. some very powerful images there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 Very moving photos. Thanks. If anyone wants to read about the war from a Russian perspective, try the recently published translation of Vassily Grossman's novel "Life and Fate", written in the 50's, which follows various members of a family around the time of the siege of Stalingrad. How they ever won any battle with the political interference they had in military matters is remarkable. It's a hefty book -- makes War and Peace look like a novella -- but worth ploughing through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 The picture of St Paul's is just incredible. The entire area around was flattened and burned to a cinder. But the cathedral stood. St Paul's was seen as an symbol of our defiance against the German bombing campaign, the Germans thought that if they flattened St Paul's it would have dealt a massive blow to Britain's morale. Churchill knew this as well, so it was protected at all costs. Obviously, a direct hit would have wiped it out, but an incendiary bombs or nearby fires were quickly dealt with. At one point an incendiary bomb landed on the roof and a (very brave) fire warden climbed up to try and retrieve it !!! Luckily it fell out of the roof and on to the streets below. John Boy Saint - I'm particularly interested in WW2 and have visited many sites associated with it, next year I plan to go to Auschwitz and see it for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 8 November, 2011 Share Posted 8 November, 2011 John Boy Saint - I'm particularly interested in WW2 and have visited many sites associated with it, next year I plan to go to Auschwitz and see it for myself. I did it under my own steam with JohnBoytours, so if you want to do a very easy cheap and pleasant weekend (as much as a trip to Auschwitz will allow it to be pleasant) I can give you some tips including an excellent company to get you about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now