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!
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)
I love tanks that look like they could be comfortably driven by a James Bond villain. Thanks for sharing!
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I love tanks that look like they could be comfortably driven by a James Bond villain. Thanks for sharing!
The FT looks rather puny, and indeed they were. At 6.5 tons, they were far and away the smallest tanks of the Great War.
Yet they were also the most important. They were the first tanks to have fully rotating turrets--a defining feature of all future tanks.
Yet they were also the most important. They were the first tanks to have fully rotating turrets--a defining feature of all future tanks.
December 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The FT looks rather puny, and indeed they were. At 6.5 tons, they were far and away the smallest tanks of the Great War.
Yet they were also the most important. They were the first tanks to have fully rotating turrets--a defining feature of all future tanks.
Yet they were also the most important. They were the first tanks to have fully rotating turrets--a defining feature of all future tanks.
Alternative LadyHawk: Michelle Pfeiffer turns into a Megalosaurus.
December 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Alternative LadyHawk: Michelle Pfeiffer turns into a Megalosaurus.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
December 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Fascinating picture, thanks for sharing!
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Fascinating picture, thanks for sharing!
The way he holds the pudding container gives me such joy.
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The way he holds the pudding container gives me such joy.
Great picture! Poor horse.
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Great picture! Poor horse.
I wonder if the devil and his talking butt have arguments with each other about the nature of evil.
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I wonder if the devil and his talking butt have arguments with each other about the nature of evil.
Clearly this is a photograph of a narwhal!
December 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Clearly this is a photograph of a narwhal!
Great picture, thanks for sharing! Always enlightening to see the aftermath of battles like this.
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great picture, thanks for sharing! Always enlightening to see the aftermath of battles like this.
It's a crude scene. There's some funny parts--the violinist, the guy trying to lug the grandfather clock. But there's also a woman (center, yellow top) who looks like she's being assaulted. There's cruelty in the looters' faces. Overall a fascinating painting.
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's a crude scene. There's some funny parts--the violinist, the guy trying to lug the grandfather clock. But there's also a woman (center, yellow top) who looks like she's being assaulted. There's cruelty in the looters' faces. Overall a fascinating painting.
Looking good, great topic.
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Looking good, great topic.
The guy on my shoulder every time I walk into a bookstore (my shelves are already overflowing with unread books)
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The guy on my shoulder every time I walk into a bookstore (my shelves are already overflowing with unread books)
Personally I've always been fascinated by the EW 141. It seems like it was only ever used on the Panzer I C, and there's very very little info available freely online (not that it's very complicated, but still!)
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Personally I've always been fascinated by the EW 141. It seems like it was only ever used on the Panzer I C, and there's very very little info available freely online (not that it's very complicated, but still!)
Absolutely. Em dashers on the offensive, at last.
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Absolutely. Em dashers on the offensive, at last.