12月 2011
2件の投稿
50 Photos That Brought the War Home - Photo... →
For much of the 20th century, photography was the single most powerful method for conveying the horrors, triumphs, epic challenges, and small, daily struggles of warfare. In searing, unforgettable pictures, great photojournalists quite literally brought war — every war — home to millions of Americans. Here, LIFE.com presents 50 extraordinary photographs from three 20th-century...
Kamikaze! Attack of the 'Divine Wind' - Photo... →
Late in 1944, after several critical defeats and its military resources wasting away, Japan resorted to kamikaze (“divine wind”) warfare: suicide attacks by aviators upon Allied warships in the Pacific. The aircraft were turned into manned missiles launching taiatari (“body attacks”) primarily targeting aircraft carriers. Japan’s refusal to surrender combined with its...