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Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Army storm into Coblenz, Germany, as a dead comrade lies against the wall, on March 18, 1945. amzn.to/434gFHN

Lt Col B. C. Goss of the U.S. Chemical War Service starting a smoke screen near Beaucamp, Oct 8, 1918, during the U.S. First Army's push to defeat the Germans in the Meuse–Argonne Offensive. It was here, on this date, where Cpl Alvin York became famous. link.amazon/B0gduuU0b

Private Sloan of the U.S. Army in a rubber gas‑protection suit in the woods near Croix de Claremont during heavy German mustard‑gas shelling, where it often pooled in low areas & caused great casualties. August 20, 1918. #HundredDaysOffensive link.amazon/B0iU3lgPw

An American 340 mm railway gun firing at Baleycourt near Verdun, September 26, 1918.This event was the massive artillery preparation for the Meuse–Argonne Offensive; it marked "Zero Hour" of the Meuse–Argonne Offensive, which was launched on this date. link.amazon/B02fstLwB

An American soldier and his mules are seen lying dead in a ditch by the road during the Hundred Days Offensive. October 1918. #HundredDaysOffensive link.amazon/B0aDrrtUi

An American sentry on duty in a camp north of Apremont, France, during the Hundred Days Offensive. October 29, 1918. #HundredDaysOffensive link.amazon/B0dfbX0ob

Liberté, égalité, fraternité Acclaimed by crowds after four years of Nazi occupation, French military vehicles parade in front of the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, on August 26, 1944. #LiberationofParis1944 amzn.to/4s22b6m

U.S. troops patrol Carentan, Normandy, in August 1944. After a bitter house-to-house battle, German forces lost the town of Carentan to the U.S. 101st Airborne Div on June 14, 1944. This gave the Allies a staging post to attack the port of Cherbourg. amzn.to/3Psi88i

Gliders of the U.S. Ninth Air Force land in Normandy on the first day of invasion. Gliders were used to land infantry, arms, & supplies. Gliders required high levels of skill by both their pilots and the C-47'ss that towed them into position. #DDay amzn.to/4lWnMM0

The bodies of Americans killed fighting for the liberation of France lie in a makeshift graveyard in Normandy. After the war, the bodies were recovered & transported to the U.S. or to cemeteries in Europe. On D-Day alone—2,501 Americans were killed. #DDay amzn.to/4bOXHtx

Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower and Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspect U.S. paratroops during preparations for the impending Normandy landings in England in March 1944. #DDayPreparations amzn.to/4m0ELNm

American military vehicles line a Southampton street and await transport to Normandy while British citizen Annie Bagg hangs out her wash, as usual, in 1944. #DDayPreparations amzn.to/4v00FEs

U.S. soldiers in France receive Christmas packages during WWI.

Amid the ruins of a shattered church in northern France, these American soldiers succeeded in repairing this little organ until it wheezily lent accompaniment to their joyous chorus of thanksgiving at Christmas time.

...a 140-mile defensive line in southeast South Korea. The defense of Pusan prevented ROK from capturing the peninsula & allowed time for reinforcements to arrive. 3/3 Below: A gun crew fire a 105mm howitzer on ROK positions near Pusan, Aug 27, 1950. amzn.to/4oSqe6j

38th Parallel on June 25, 1950, pushing the U.S., ROK, & UN forces into.... 2/3 Image: Members of the 1st Provisional Marine Bgde pass by knocked-out North Korean T-34 tanks during the defense of the Pusan Perimeter. Aug 1950 amzn.to/4nJw2hF

A member of the 1st Marine Provisional Brigade scans the horizon for enemy movement during the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter in August 1950, during the Korean War. Communist forces bulldozed their way over the... 1/3 #Pusan1950 amzn.to/47OjnnK

A U.S. infantryman takes aim at North Korean or Chinese Communist enemies from behind some sand bags, during the Korean War. 1950-1953. amzn.to/4oUF9Ng If you enjoy my American military history content, you can support my work with a donation at buymeacoffee.com/americasmil…

Lieutenant Val Allen Browning displays the BAR (the Browning Automatic Rifle) in 1918, the innovative weapon that was designed by his father, John Moses Browning. #BARWWI amzn.to/3Lv9PX6

Marines on Iwo Jima fire on Japanese forces from a protected position with an M1918A2 BAR and an M1 carbine. To make it lighter and easier to carry, Marines armed with the BAR discarded its bipod and flash hider. February 1945. #IwoJimaWW2 amzn.to/3LzLcZn

Pinned in the Peaks: Allied infantryman returns fire during a mountain engagement in Italy, 1944. The rugged terrain and relentless shelling defined the brutal pace of the Italian Campaign, where every ridge was hard-won. #Italy44 amzn.to/4oOWXcE