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This is it. The Allied invasion of Europe and the beginning of its attempt to wrest control of the war-torn continent from Hitler’s Nazi regime and a faltering Italian southern front. In part 16 of In Focus’s 20-part photography series on World War 2, we see the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
These are images of war machines in action; of brave men dying in the fields of battle; of uncertain assaults whose scope and ferocity have yet to be recreated in modern times.
This man-made breakwater served to protect and sustain the Allied beach invasions in Normandy on D-Day.
During the massive paratrooper action in the Netherlands, known as Operation Market Garden, the perils of jumping into the Dutch homeland are never more evident.
Three GIs find time for a drink at the cafe in a blasted French cityscape. [In Focus]
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The In Focus series has been fantastic so far. These should be required viewing for kids studying for a History GCSE. They need to understand how the war came about as well as the consequences.
That image of all the ships at the beach, just goes to show how big of an operation it was. You just don’t get that feeling from the pictures took from the boats.
And I love that picture of the soldiers sat down in ruined France. It’s easy to forget the human side of the soldiers when all you see are the pictures of them either shooting at each other or the machines used.
Got a lot of love for In Focus and Big Picture. Save down a load of their stuff into a wallpaper folder for Windows 7.
Agreed. The In Focus sections have been fantastic thus var. For me, the photographs are the most fascinating. In the age of photoshop and digital cameras, I am always astounded by the amazing shots that more often than not pop up in the In Focus bits.