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HISL037 EC786
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Prince Ito Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan and Resident-General of occupied Korea from 1905-1909. He oversaw the annexation of Korea until his assassination by a Korean nationalist in 1909. (PO-ROY-PrinceHirobumiIto_AO-japansfightforfr03wilsuoft_0572_ARC)
HISL037 EC785
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Henry Stimson at the White House, in 1940. He served as Secretary of War from 1940-45 under Franklin D. Roosevelt. (PO-POL-Stimson-Henry-1940_DIG-hec-28906_ARC)
HISL037 EC784
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. troops advancing in Oran, North Africa, Nov 18, 1942. They are part of the Central Task Force of Operation Torch that defeated Vichy French forces in Algeria during World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_10)
HISL037 EC789
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
British artillery shelling an enemy position in Libya during World War 2. Ca. 1941-42. (BSLOC_2014_10_1)
HISL037 EC788
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
After the first assault cleared Japanese soldiers from the beaches, U.S. Marines advance inland. Roi-Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll. Feb 1-3, 1944. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_100)
HISL037 EC790
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Two Japanese Imperial Marines who shot themselves rather than surrender to U.S. Marines. Nov. 20-23, 1943, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_102)
HISL037 EC792
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. Soldiers crouch on palm fronds as they push ahead on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Nov. 20-23, 1943. U.S. ground casualties were 66 killed and 152 wounded against 395 Japanese killed and 3 captured. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_101)
HISL037 EC791
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
HISL037 EC787
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
A LST (Landing Ship Tank) en route for the invasion of Cape Sansapor, New Guinea. It is followed by columns of troop-packed LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry) each capable of carrying 200 soldiers. July 30-31, 1944. GIs claimed that
HISL037 EC798
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. Coast Guard invader of Saipan is out of uniform. Wearing a silk kimono under the shade of a pastel parasol, he takes aim on a parakeet with a captured Jap gun. Ca. June 1944. Northern Mariana Islands, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_107)
HISL037 EC797
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Marines move against the Japanese on Saipan. June 24, 1944. Northern Mariana Islands, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_106)
HISL037 EC796
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. soldiers blasting some Japanese out of a pillbox on Kwajalein Atoll with a 37mm anti-tank gun. Jan. 31, 1944. Marshall Islands, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_105)
HISL037 EC795
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. soldier halts its advance on while a tank blasts Japanese positions on Kwajalein Island. Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 1944. Marshall Islands, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_104)
HISL037 EC794
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Overhead view of U.S. Marines taking the beach at Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea. Dec. 26, 1943. The invasion was part a Operation Cartwheel, aimed at neutralizing the major Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_103)
HISL037 EC793
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. soldiers pinned down by a enemy machine gun, 50 feet from White Beach, Leyte Island. Oct. 21, 1944. Philippines, Battle of Leyte, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_110)
HISL037 EC801
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. First Ranger Battalion on a speed march over hilly terrain at Arzew, Algeria, North Africa. Most U.S Troops were
HISL037 EC800
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Infantrymen wade ashore in neck-deep water from their LCI
HISL037 EC799
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. troops wade ashore, across heavily mined beaches, during invasion of Cebu Island. March 26, 1945. Philippines, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_112)
HISL037 EC803
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. Troops take cover behind advancing tanks while moving up on Japanese positions. March 18, 1945. Pansy Island, Philippines, World War 2.. (BSLOC_2014_10_111)
HISL037 EC802
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. Troops dug in on Hill 604, Villa Verde Trail, fire on Japanese positions over the next ridge. April 1, 1945. Manila, Luzon Island, Philippines, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_113)
HISL037 EC804
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Marines in foxholes on the southeast edge of Motoyama Airfield #1, Iwo Jima. Landing craft are beached on right. February 23, 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_114)
HISL037 EC805
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of Osaka, Japan, after firebombing by U.S. incendiary bombs. The city suffered three bombing campaigns by B-29 Superfortresses from March to August 1945. The last occurred on Aug. 14, five days after the Atomic bombing of Nagasaki. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_116)
HISL037 EC807
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. Propaganda leaflet dropped in Japan urging civilians to evacuate cities before U.S. bombing. Ca. 1944. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_115)
HISL037 EC806
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo, Japan, in 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_119)
HISL037 EC810
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. carrier-based planes bomb a factory plant near Tokyo in 1945. Framing the scene is the window of an American airplane. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_118)
HISL037 EC809
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of bomb damage in Tokyo, Japan, during the World War 2. 1945. (BSLOC_2014_10_121)
HISL037 EC813
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, after being bombed by U.S. airplanes. The damaged buildings are outside the walls of the major palace complex. 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_120)
HISL037 EC812
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. Army tank in Sidi Bou Zid, North Africa, shortly before the German advance of Feb. 14, 1943. 46 U.S. Sherman Tanks were destroyed in the Battle of Didi Bou Zid. Tunisia. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_12)
HISL037 EC811
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of Hitachi Aircraft Co., in Tachikawa, Japan. It was bombed by U.S. B-29 Superfortresses in 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_117)
HISL037 EC808
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. The city was located on a flat river delta, with few obstructions to the contain the blast of the nuclear explosion detonated about the city on August 6, 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_125)
HISL037 EC817
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Hiroshima ruins were documented by U.S. Navy photographer Stanley Troutman on Sept. 7, 1945. In this photo, Troutman is standing in left foreground. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_124)
HISL037 EC816
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
News photographer (lower left) documenting ruins in Hiroshima in 1947. It is possibly Stanley Troutman, returning to the ruins he photographed as a combat photographer in Sept. 7, 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_126)
HISL037 EC818
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Formation of B-29
HISL037 EC815
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of Tokyo burning following incendiary bombing by B-29s, on the night of May 26, 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_122)
HISL037 EC814
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
HISL037 EC824
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
U.S. soldier of lights a cigarette for a former enemy guard. They are at a surrender conference between American and Japanese officers on a Sierra Madre mountain top in Northern Luzon, Philippines. Aug. 22, 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_128)
HISL037 EC820
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Accusation of a Burmese civilian from Kalagon, where Japanese troops massacred 637 villagers. The July 7, 1945 atrocity by the Japanese Imperial Army Kempeitai, or military police was retaliation for village assistance to Allied special forces in the area. Of the 350 Kempeitai involved, 14 were tried as war criminals at Rangoon, Burma, in March 1946. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_129)
HISL037 EC821
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
HISL037 EC823
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Battle of Kasserine Pass, Feb. 19-22, 1943. U.S. 1st Armored Division tanks lined up in a dry river bed, to act as front defense line. In a close battle with Germans, U.S. forces were routed. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_13)
HISL037 EC822
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Aerial view of Nagasaki, Japan, after atomic bombing of Aug. 9, 1945. The hilly geography of Nagasaki limited the damage to the Urakami Valley and part of downtown Nagasaki. However, the more powerful bomb and containment intensified the destruction. Obstruction in upper left is an airplane wing. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_127)
HISL037 EC819
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
The Burma Road between Kinming and Kweiyung, China. June 1944. The winding road over mountains was the only overland supply route to China during World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_136)
HISL037 EC829
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Chinese soldiers seated in rows equipped with rifles and fresh uniforms in 1945. World War 2 (BSLOC_2014_10_133)
HISL037 EC826
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Chinese soldiers enroute to India in a U.S. DC-3 transport airplane. Ca. 1943. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_132)
HISL037 EC825
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Chinese women cheering Madame Chiang Kai Shek
HISL037 EC827
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
The riverfront of Chongqing (Chungking), China in Jan. 1944. The inland wartime capital of China absorbed over a million refugees from Japanese occupied areas. Second Sino-Japanese War/ World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_135)
HISL037 EC828
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
British Indian soldier he gives the
HISL037 EC835
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Burning oil tanks and cars left by retreating Dutch in Tandjong, Java. Ca. Feb.-Mar. 1942. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_137)
HISL037 EC830
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Newly arrived British Indian soldiers stand at attention prior to inspection at Singapore. Ca. Dec. 1941. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_145)
HISL037 EC834
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM
Children clutching their toys as they evacuate from Singapore before the arrival of the Japanese. Ca. Feb. 1942. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_143)
HISL037 EC833
 Jan 09, 2018 07:00 AM