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Map of Spanish Conquest in Northern South America - Andes, Amazon & Caribbean Expeditions, 1499–1561
Spain’s rapid expansion into South America followed the consolidation of its Caribbean footholds by 1512, marking a decisive shift from exploration to imperial...
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6 Crusader Military Orders of the Latin East - Faith, Warfare & Power in the Outremer
The crusader military orders of the Latin East emerged during the 12th and 13th centuries from the religious, charitable, and military needs of the Crusader States. Some developed...
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US Jeep Ambulance, Okinawa
A photograph of a US jeep ambulance carrying wounded from the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), the final action of the Pacific War in WWII (1939-45).
US Signal Corps Archive
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US Nurses, Okinawa, 1945
A photograph of four US Army nurses washing from helmets during the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), the final action of the Pacific War in WWII (1939-45).
US Signal Corps Archive
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US LVTs at Okinawa
A photograph showing LVTs (Landing Vehicles, tracked) in the US amphibious landing of the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), the final action of the Pacific War in WWII (1939-45).
US Signal Corps Archive
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Aerial View of the Okinawa Landing
An aerial phorograph showing the US amphibious landing in the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), the final action of the Pacific War in WWII (1939-45).
US Signal Corps Archive
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The Charleston Mercury on South Carolina's Secession
Front page of the Charelston Mercury newspaper covering news in December 1860 that South Carolina had voted to secede from the United States of America. This action would trigger the Secession Crisis...
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Iwo Jima on a US Postage Stamp
A United States postage stamp of 1945 showing the celebrated photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal which captured the raising of the US flag on Mt. Suribachi by US Marines during the battle of Iwo Jima in WWII's Pacific...
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Marines on a Beach of Iwo Jima
A 19 February photograph showing US Marines on one of the two landing beaches used during the battle of Iwo Jima in WWII's Pacific War (1941-45).
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Map of the Spanish Main & Golden Age of Piracy - Treasure Fleets, Buccaneers & Pirate Havens, c. 1650–1730
Between c. 1650 and 1730, the Caribbean formed the maritime heart of Spain’s American empire and one of the principal arenas of European imperial rivalry...
