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Dr Norman Bethune operating on an injured soldier in the Songyan Kou model ward, Wutai, date approximately 1938-1939, photographed by Sha Fei

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Dr Norman Bethune operating on an injured soldier in the Songyan Kou model ward, Wutai, date approximately 1938-1939, photographed by Sha Fei

American Heavy Cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) returning to Guam after losing 104 feet of her bow during Typhoon Viper, 10 June 1945.

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American Heavy Cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) returning to Guam after losing 104 feet of her bow during Typhoon Viper, 10 June 1945.

A German soldier lies dead outside a pillbox that he had defended on Utah Beach. (1944)

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A German soldier lies dead outside a pillbox that he had defended on Utah Beach. (1944)

Senator Robert Reynolds of North Carolina aiming a slingshot he calls an 'Alien Eradicator' in his office, May 1937. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White .

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Senator Robert Reynolds of North Carolina aiming a slingshot he calls an 'Alien Eradicator' in his office, May 1937. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White .

WW2 South African fighter pilot ace (with 35 nazi aircraft kills), Adolph 'Sailor' Malan, being carried by fellow veterans to one of the earliest major anti-apartheid protests. ~1952, South Africa.

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WW2 South African fighter pilot ace (with 35 nazi aircraft kills), Adolph 'Sailor' Malan, being carried by fellow veterans to one of the earliest major anti-apartheid protests. ~1952, South Africa.

On Feb 8, 1943, 17yo partisan Lepa Radić was hanged by the Germans in Bosnia. Offered her life for names of other fighters, she replied: “I am not a traitor of my people. Those you're asking about will reveal themselves when they succeed in wiping out all you evildoers, to the last man.”

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On Feb 8, 1943, 17yo partisan Lepa Radić was hanged by the Germans in Bosnia. Offered her life for names of other fighters, she replied: “I am not a traitor of my people. Those you're asking about will reveal themselves when they succeed in wiping out all you evildoers, to the last man.”

A French soldier fills the hands of American soldiers with candy, in Rouffach, France, after the two Allied armies met following the closing of the Colmar pocket. February 5, 1945.

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A French soldier fills the hands of American soldiers with candy, in Rouffach, France, after the two Allied armies met following the closing of the Colmar pocket. February 5, 1945.

Serbian farmer continues his work as NATO bombs FR Yugoslavia during “Operation Allied Force” (1999)

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Serbian farmer continues his work as NATO bombs FR Yugoslavia during “Operation Allied Force” (1999)

38 captured Poles being executed by the German army and Danzig police after defending a Polish post office in the former Free City of Gdańsk/Danzig (October 1939)(1000x659)

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38 captured Poles being executed by the German army and Danzig police after defending a Polish post office in the former Free City of Gdańsk/Danzig (October 1939)(1000x659)

Soviet partisan soon to be executed by a Finnish firing squad. Hanko 1941

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Soviet partisan soon to be executed by a Finnish firing squad. Hanko 1941

The Last gathering of Kings, 1910, at the funeral of Edward VII of England

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The Last gathering of Kings, 1910, at the funeral of Edward VII of England

The first Polish President after WW2 - Bolesław Bierut with a fawn in a park, 1947

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The first Polish President after WW2 - Bolesław Bierut with a fawn in a park, 1947

Bosnian Serb commander playing around with his son during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992)

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Bosnian Serb commander playing around with his son during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992)

Fascist Italian soldiers carry a man's severed head as a trophy. Ethiopia, August 6, 1936. .

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Fascist Italian soldiers carry a man's severed head as a trophy. Ethiopia, August 6, 1936. .

A Polish fighter is pulled from his hiding place in a sewer and taken prisoner by German soldiers during the Warsaw Uprising. He was probably executed. (1944)(1536x1151)

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A Polish fighter is pulled from his hiding place in a sewer and taken prisoner by German soldiers during the Warsaw Uprising. He was probably executed. (1944)(1536x1151)

Holocaust Survivor Josef Guttman Reunites with His Liberator and Adoptive Father, Master Sergeant William Best, December 24, 1948

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Holocaust Survivor Josef Guttman Reunites with His Liberator and Adoptive Father, Master Sergeant William Best, December 24, 1948

People traveling by horse-drawn cart in rural Poland, 1979. Photo by Alain Le Garsmeur.

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People traveling by horse-drawn cart in rural Poland, 1979. Photo by Alain Le Garsmeur.

Red Army soldiers threaten a German sniper they just captured. Stalingrad, January 1943. .

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Red Army soldiers threaten a German sniper they just captured. Stalingrad, January 1943. .

German Battleship Gneisenau in Drydock at Kiel showing damage to her bow after being torpedoed by British Submarine HMS Clyde, 1940

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German Battleship Gneisenau in Drydock at Kiel showing damage to her bow after being torpedoed by British Submarine HMS Clyde, 1940

Chris McCandless in front of his Fairbanks Bus 142, west of Healy, Alaska, 1992

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Chris McCandless in front of his Fairbanks Bus 142, west of Healy, Alaska, 1992