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Offline ABDCWOT

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"Ghosts of War" photographs
« on: October 21, 2012, 11:18:48 AM »
These photographs were compiled by Jo Teeuwisse, a historical consultant. Pretty incredible stuff. Enjoy.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/99684904@N00/

Here's her twitter @hab3045


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Offline shotgunneeley

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Re: "Ghosts of War" photographs
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2012, 03:27:02 PM »
The one that grabbed me the most was the "Germany; out of action" pic. I spent a day in Cologne back in May on our college study tour. I practically walked right through where that Panther tank and sign had been
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Offline cpxxx

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Re: "Ghosts of War" photographs
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2012, 05:26:52 PM »
shotguneely, there's a website that analyses that entire sequence second by second. Don't know the address but probably easily googled.

Iv'e seen similar photos before. They are spooky. I do subscribe to After the Battle Magazine, which alway had something similar. But photoshopped like that. That is very powerful.

Imagine having those photos and standing at that spot trying to imagine how it was.

Today funnily enough I visited an at least 500 year old castle, probably more like 800. Standing in the same spot that history was made was quite weird. /What ghost inhabit that space.