The Warchives
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I share illustrations and photographs (and facts!) across two thousand years of history. Works are public domain or have authorship credited!
Thanks for sharing! I fell in love with it too.
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Thanks for sharing! I fell in love with it too.
No, that's a bike.
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 AM
No, that's a bike.
Their wings were designed to intimidate the enemy. They weren't just frightening to behold--they also made a loud clattering/rustling noise as the hussars charged.
January 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Their wings were designed to intimidate the enemy. They weren't just frightening to behold--they also made a loud clattering/rustling noise as the hussars charged.
It's sort of fascinating that FDR had only one future president born during his entire administration! Just one in more than 3 terms.
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM
It's sort of fascinating that FDR had only one future president born during his entire administration! Just one in more than 3 terms.
The indefatigable universal carriers!
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The indefatigable universal carriers!
Mary Surratt (furthest left), a boardinghouse owner and associate of John Wilkes Booth, was the first woman ever executed by the United States government.
January 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Mary Surratt (furthest left), a boardinghouse owner and associate of John Wilkes Booth, was the first woman ever executed by the United States government.
At this point they might have been wondering how many more trench Christmases they would have before the war was over. Great illustration, thanks for sharing!
December 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
At this point they might have been wondering how many more trench Christmases they would have before the war was over. Great illustration, thanks for sharing!
That's a great story. Clever of them!
December 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
That's a great story. Clever of them!
This looks like the ad for an iPhone game that ends up looking absolutely nothing like the advertisement.
December 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This looks like the ad for an iPhone game that ends up looking absolutely nothing like the advertisement.
Of course, I should note that these wars were not simply cases of "Pagan vs. Christian." Often these Finnish tribes were fighting off invasions! Sweden, Denmark, and Novgorod all wanted a piece of Finland, and would sometimes invade under the pretense of a "crusade".
December 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Of course, I should note that these wars were not simply cases of "Pagan vs. Christian." Often these Finnish tribes were fighting off invasions! Sweden, Denmark, and Novgorod all wanted a piece of Finland, and would sometimes invade under the pretense of a "crusade".
Clearly this is just a result of superior American rations giving their soldiers super-strength.
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Clearly this is just a result of superior American rations giving their soldiers super-strength.
I think your JFK take is pretty accurate (maybe I'd say C-), and also is increasingly in line with the modern historiography. Laid the groundwork for some great things, but also had some objectively major blunders.
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I think your JFK take is pretty accurate (maybe I'd say C-), and also is increasingly in line with the modern historiography. Laid the groundwork for some great things, but also had some objectively major blunders.
Thanks for sharing! The Girl in the Picture is a great biographical work, and an important part of the Vietnam historiography.
December 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Thanks for sharing! The Girl in the Picture is a great biographical work, and an important part of the Vietnam historiography.
The bulky, ungainly-seeming Armstrong guns were quite technologically sophisticated!
Their barrels were "squeeze-bore", meaning the barrel was narrower at the end, so the ammunition was literally "squeezed" as it exited the gun. This mechanic improved ballistic performance.
Their barrels were "squeeze-bore", meaning the barrel was narrower at the end, so the ammunition was literally "squeezed" as it exited the gun. This mechanic improved ballistic performance.
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The bulky, ungainly-seeming Armstrong guns were quite technologically sophisticated!
Their barrels were "squeeze-bore", meaning the barrel was narrower at the end, so the ammunition was literally "squeezed" as it exited the gun. This mechanic improved ballistic performance.
Their barrels were "squeeze-bore", meaning the barrel was narrower at the end, so the ammunition was literally "squeezed" as it exited the gun. This mechanic improved ballistic performance.
Merry Christmas Truce!
December 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Merry Christmas Truce!
And to be honest there is something really appealing about the way an LST opens itself wide, like a majestic baleen whale gulping a bazillion plankton.
December 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
And to be honest there is something really appealing about the way an LST opens itself wide, like a majestic baleen whale gulping a bazillion plankton.
Truly a fascinating conflict, both because of its geopolitics and because it served as a glimpse of the technology and tactics (and brutality) of future wars in Europe.
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Truly a fascinating conflict, both because of its geopolitics and because it served as a glimpse of the technology and tactics (and brutality) of future wars in Europe.
(This work is public domain, as it was part of a report created by an employee of TASS between 1925 and 1955)
December 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
(This work is public domain, as it was part of a report created by an employee of TASS between 1925 and 1955)