A bandage and a smile . . .
This photograph of a smiling American soldier with a bandaged arm was taken September 26, 1918, in the Argonne region of northeastern France. During World War I, the...
A fault on the line
In August 1944, Allied troops landed in the South of France during Operation Dragoon. In preparation for the landings, the Allies targeted transportation hubs to...
A real Prince of a soldier
This portrait, one of many photographs of Civil War personalities taken by the Mathew Brady studio, is of Confederate Major General Prince Polignac. A French...
Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur in 1918
Douglas MacArthur, one of America’s great warriors, had a military career that spanned half a century and ranged around much of the world. This photograph was taken...
Coming ashore on D-day
This World War II account was made by Company A of the 116th Infantry Regiment—one of the few companies to land where planned on D-day. The landing craft approached...
D-Day pep talk
Moments before the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division boarded their aircraft for occupied France, they were visited by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The...
“Demon Chasers” overseas
The 91st Aero Squadron engaged in 139 aerial combats, shooting down 231 enemy planes during World War I. In March 1919, this U.S. Army captain stood next to an...