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Allied transports approach Sicily
Photograph of American troops gathered on the deck of a ship as Allied invasion forces approach the shore of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied transports approach Sicily. Aboard an Allied transport ship loaded with Army trucks and other supplies, U.S. soldiers line the rails of their ship to see the shores of Sicily draw near. Two other Allied transport ships can be…
They bomb the Axis [Eighth Army Air Force airmen]
Photograph of a large group of airmen of the Eighth Army Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1943-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "They bomb the Axis. Under command of Col. Ted Timberlake of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force, these American pilots, flying Liberator bombers, are among the Allied airmen hammering at the industrial and military targets in Germany and occupied countries.…
German stronghold reduced to rubble in Italy
Photograph of Allied vehicles parked in front of a destroyed German stronghold, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "German stronghold reduced to rubble in Italy. Allied armored cars halt on the road to Naples, Italy, before a devastated building which had once been a German strong point. Accurate Allied bombing reduced it to ruins and forced the Germans to continue their retreat…