"Australian soldiers after being liberated from Japanese captivity, Singapore, September 5th 1945. [1536x2326]"
Looks like they are sitting on an ambulance...new socks...cup of tea and a cigarette...Bet that was a simple dream for most. The newspaper says something about the Atom bomb..."Atomic age"?
"HMS Superb a WW2 Minotaur class light cruiser. She was commissioned in Nov 1945, too late to take part in the war. (1600x987)"
"USS Indiana underway at sea, 1944. [3852x4175]" If you look closely you can see where I went to high school.
"The captured A6M Zero fighter, known as the Akutan Zero, is seen landing at San Diego, California, in September 1942. It carries the standard medium blue over light blue scheme typical of carrier-borne aircraft of the early war." Akutan Zero - Wikipedia
Indiana's a LOT flatter than the Pacific. You could start a marble rolling south at Notre Dame and the folks at Indiana U. would hustle to get out of the way.
"[1657X1187] Late July 1943, Auckland. New Zealand light cruiser HMNZS Leander shows her port side damage caused by a Japanese Type 93 torpedo hit in the Battle of Kolombangara. This marked the end of her WWII service."