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Displaced Japanese Canadians leaving the Vancouver area (possibly Slocan Valley) after being prohibited by law from entering a “protected area” within 100 miles of the coast. The woman on the left in this Leonard Frank photograph holding the book is Nobuko Morimoto, the woman in dark cardigan is Tei Terashita, and the young woman leaning out of train is identified as Kazuyo Kawabata.
war history

How Japanese Canadians Survived Internment and Dispossession

A new exhibit traces the experiences of seven narrators before, during, and after World War II.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 16, 2020
Lyndhurst War Memorial
Lyndhurst, England

Lyndhurst War Memorial

The famous Alice Liddell designed this memorial after losing her sons in World War I.
Alexander Inn
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Alexander Inn

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.
Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana
San Giovanni di Duino, Italy

Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana

Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.
Auckland, New Zealand

Abandoned WWII Structures of Motutapu Island

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.
During the Bengal Famine, rice was precious, but not necessarily scarce.
food

A ‘Forgotten Holocaust’ Is Missing From Indian Food Stories

One of Bengal’s greatest tragedies is overlooked in the West. It’s missing from cookbooks and food writing, too.
Sharanya Deepak September 17, 2020
Casemat at Langenboomseweg
Mill, Netherlands

Defensiekanaal

This vast World War II defense line was the site of a fierce battle.
Norfolk, Virginia

Mary Hardy MacArthur Memorial

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.
turntable for gun
Ferrol, Spain

Cabo Prior Battery

Crumbling World War II-era gun emplacements still stand near lighthouses on the Spanish coast.
The Human Shadow Etched in Stone.
Hiroshima, Japan

Human Shadow Etched in Stone

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
The War Mine
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Naval Mine

This mine was once used to defend the coast from attack during World War II.
The State Chateau of Hluboká
Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia

The State Chateau of Hluboká

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.
Carrickfergus Tank
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Churchill Tank

A restored World War II Churchill Mark VII Tank now stands guard in Carrickfergus.
A look into the shelter.
Tokyo, Japan

Senju Shrine Bomb Shelter

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.
Members of a women's volunteer service in Flushing march into their Victory Garden.
gardens

When World War II Started, the U.S. Government Fought Against Victory Gardens

Home gardeners planted despite an initial federal policy of leaving farming to the professionals.
April White August 5, 2020
The full auction lot includes original bricks from the ship and a diving helmet.
shipwrecks

For Sale: Shipwrecked Whisky That Spent Decades Underwater

Winning bidder take note: It is not safe to drink.
Matthew Taub August 5, 2020
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Knockagh Monument

High on a hill, an obelisk stands as tribute to local soldiers from several wars.
A plan for the controversial World War II exhibition known as <em>Exhibition X</em>.
museums

Plumbing the Secrets of the Archives of the Museum of Modern Art

From an Avenue of Fascism, to turtle soup, to a phantom photo of three important women having tea.
Andrew Russeth August 3, 2020