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 will last from June 19 until October 30, 2011, running every Sunday morning for 20 weeks. In these photo essays, I hope 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. The entries will follow a roughly chronological sequence, with some broader themes (such as "The Home Front") interspersed throughout. These images will give us glimpses into the real-life experiences of our parents, grandparents and great grandparents, moments that shaped the world as it is today. I hope to be able to do justice to this important story in this large-photo narrative format and invite you to join me for the next 20 Sundays.
Entries
- Before the War
- The Invasion of Poland and the Winter War
- Axis Invasions and the Fall of France
- The Battle of Britain
- Conflict Spreads Around the Globe
- Operation Barbarossa
- Pearl Harbor
- The American Home Front in Color
- Daring Raids and Brutal Reprisals
- Internment of Japanese Americans
- Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Campaign
- The North African Campaign
- Coming September 11th
- Coming September 18th
- Coming September 25th
- Coming October 2nd
- Coming October 9th
- Coming October 16th
- Coming October 23rd
- Coming October 30th