[Milsurplus] World War II in Photos

[Robert Nickels]

  I recommend taking the time to look at this outstanding photo essay, 
complied by Alan Taylor of The Atlantic,  about the most significant 
event in the lives of many of us, our parents, and grandparents. The 
timing is appropriate, as we near Veterans Day, as we offer our 
heartfelt thanks to all those who served in this, and all other wars.

73, Bob W9RAN

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/ww2.html

Alan Taylor:  World War II is the story of the 20th Century. The war 
officially lasted from 1939 until 1945, but the causes of the conflict 
and its horrible aftermath reverberated for decades in either direction. 
While feats of bravery and technological breakthroughs still inspire awe 
today, the majority of the war was dominated by unimaginable misery and 
destruction. In the late 1930s, the world's population was approximately 
2 billion. In less than a decade, the war between the nations of the 
Axis Powers and the Allies resulted in some 80 million deaths -- killing 
off about 4 percent of the whole world.

This series of entries was originally posted weekly to TheAtlantic.com 
from June 19 through October 30, 2011, running every Sunday morning for 
20 weeks. In this collection of 900 photos over 20 essays, I tried to 
explore the events of the war, the people involved at the front and back 
home, and the effects the war had on everyday lives. These images still 
give us glimpses into the real-life experiences of our parents, 
grandparents and great grandparents, moments that shaped the world as it 
is today. There were thousands of events affecting millions of lives, 
and I hope that I was able to do justice to this important story in this 
large-photo narrative format and thank you for joining along the way.