Military preparation & training during WWII
A show of strength, staged for the camera.
THE ARCHIVE
Older Additions
Paul Gauguin, Influencing the Rise of Fauvism
Paul Gauguin, famed post‑impressionist, moved to Tahiti in 1891, where his bold style influenced Fauvism.
Disciple of Gravity: BASE-Jumping, the Thrill at All Costs
BASE-jumper Johnny Korthuis survives a 500‑foot fall, endures recovery, and returns to the bridge.
Mission: neutralise enemy forces at Ouistreham
British 3rd Infantry lands on Sword Beach, June 6, 1944.
Bolivia, The Depths of the Yungas
The Road of Death links La Paz to the Amazon, with coca growers’ cable transport and truckers’ perilous journeys.
Already visible signs of the rising sea level
Rising seas already displace people and soon will be catastrophic.
Mumbai: the Infernal Megalopolis
Mumbai, with 22 million people and rapid growth, faces slum pressures, luxury expansion, and leopard incursions.
Innocent on Death Row: in the Cracks of the American Criminal Legal System
Filmmaker Jessica Villerius exposed flaws in Clinton Young’s case, halting his execution and securing a new trial. After 20 years…