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An October 1941 photograph showing Australian nurses arriving in Singapore during the Second World War (1939-45). Imperial War Museums

A photograph showing a US rocket ship bombarding the Japanese island of Okinawa prior to an amphibious assault which became, from April to June 1945, one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War (1939-45). Imperial War Museums

A photograph showing British Army soldiers benefitting from a mobile bath unit in Burma (Myanmar) during the Second World War (1939-45). The bath tubs, made from oil drums cut in half, each carries the name of a famous actress of the period...

An aerial view of the Ledo Road in Burma (Myanmar), a land connection between India and China used by Allied troops during the Second World War (1939-45) following the closure of the more famous Burma Road. The road was in use from February...

A photograph of captured French colonial troops from Africa during the Fall of France to Nazi Germany in June 1940 during the Second World War (1939-45). Imperial War Musuems

Denmark Vesey Monument in Hampton Park, Charleston, South Carolina. National Park Service / Sobol.

Front view of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 long-distance bomber was in active service with the United States Air Force from April 1944. This B-29, called 'Fifi', is one of only two B-29s still capable of flying.

A Boeing B-29 Superfortress in flight. The B-29 long-distance bomber was in active service with the United States Air Force from April 1944. This B-29, called 'Doc', is one of only two B-29s still capable of flying.

A photograph taken on 1 June 1945 showing a Boeing B-29 Superfortress flying over Japan on its way to bomb Osaka in Japan during the Second Wolrd War (1939-45).

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Bockscar' with a replica of the atomic bomb 'Fat Boy' it dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945 during the Second Wolrd War (1939-45). (National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton...