Color images of the war are not hard to come by, but they are considerably rarer than black-and-white images. As the lived experience of World War II fades— because of the passing of those who ...

Up through World War II, most photos taken were only shown in black and white. But now, thanks to Brazilian artist Marina Amaral, we are able to glimpse history through a new lens — in color.

Within weeks of the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s official entry into the Second World War, Allied forces in Europe activated the now-legendary VIII Bomber Command (often ...

Ask a dozen military historians to name the single most pivotal battle or campaign of World War II—the one operation ... s Myth-Making Machinery, in Color”] Here, LIFE.com presents a series ...

Though color photography was invented decades before World War II, it was still a rather niche process, more complicated and expensive than black-and-white photography. The scarcity of color film ...

Even then, for the next two decades color film was hard to use and expensive to process, limiting its use. But during World War II, the U.K.’s Ministry of Information took some 3,000 color ...

"World War II in HD" in available on the History Channel. (Wikimedia Commons) May is military appreciation month — a time to reflect with gratitude on the men and women who have served this country.