100 greatest military photographs
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From Military Times Publishing Company, insert to the 25 Sept 2000 issues of Army/Navy/AF Times
No. 100No. 100Robert CapaRobert Capa
WWIIWWII
No. 99 No. 99 U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
Pearl HarborPearl Harbor
No. 98No. 98Jacob HarrisJacob Harris
WWIIWWII
No. 97No. 97Ray PlatnickRay Platnick
WWIIWWII
No. 96No. 96David TurnleyDavid Turnley
Operation Desert StormOperation Desert Storm
No. 95No. 95Charles KerleeCharles Kerlee
WWIIWWII
No. 94No. 94Christopher MorrisChristopher Morris
USS StarkUSS Stark
No. 93No. 93Philip Jones GriffithsPhilip Jones Griffiths
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 92No. 92Christopher MorrisChristopher MorrisPersian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 91No. 91U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWII, July 1944WWII, July 1944
No. 90No. 90William DinwiddleWilliam DinwiddleRough Riders, 1898Rough Riders, 1898
No. 89No. 89Brad MarkelBrad Markel
Andrews AFB, 1991Andrews AFB, 1991
No. 88No. 88Philadelphia Public LedgerPhiladelphia Public Ledger
WWI, Nov 1918WWI, Nov 1918
No. 87No. 87Adrian DuffAdrian Duff
WWI, Sep 1918WWI, Sep 1918
No. 86No. 86Stanley TretickStanley Tretick
South KoreaSouth Korea
No. 85No. 85U.S. Army Signal CorpsU.S. Army Signal CorpsLt Gen George S. PattonLt Gen George S. Patton
No. 84No. 84Robert JakobsenRobert Jakobsen
Ca National Guard, 1940Ca National Guard, 1940
No. 83No. 83Wayne MillerWayne MillerWWII, 1944WWII, 1944
No. 82No. 82U.S. Army Air ForceU.S. Army Air Force
WWII, 1943WWII, 1943
No. 81No. 81U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWII, 1944WWII, 1944Paris, FranceParis, France
No. 80No. 80Peter TurnleyPeter Turnley
““Highway of Doom”Highway of Doom”Persian Gulf War, 1991Persian Gulf War, 1991
No. 79No. 79Hank WalkerHank Walker
South Korea, 1950South Korea, 1950
No. 78No. 78U.S. Marine CorpsU.S. Marine Corps
VietnamVietnam
No. 77No. 77Steve ElfersSteve Elfers
Operation Desert StormOperation Desert Storm
No. 76No. 76Steve ElfersSteve Elfers
Operation Desert StormOperation Desert Storm
No. 75No. 75Bruno BarbeyBruno Barbey
Persion Gulf WarPersion Gulf War
No. 74No. 74Alexander GardnerAlexander Gardner
Civil War, 1862Civil War, 1862
No. 73No. 73Jeff TuttleJeff Tuttle
Operation Desert ShieldOperation Desert Shield
No. 72No. 72U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWII, 1943WWII, 1943Tarawa Atoll Tarawa Atoll
No. 71No. 71Alfred CoopermanAlfred Cooperman
WWII, 1943WWII, 1943
No. 70No. 70Rich MasonRich Mason
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 69No. 69W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
Saipan, WWIISaipan, WWII
No. 68No. 68Larry BurrowsLarry BurrowsVietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
Plane is a Douglas APlane is a Douglas A–1 Skyraider–1 Skyraider
No. 67No. 67Larry BurrowsLarry BurrowsVietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 66No. 66U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941
No. 65No. 65Corbis–BettmanCorbis–Bettman
WWI, 1919WWI, 1919
No. 64No. 64Sadayuki MikamiSadayuki MikamiPersian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 63No. 63Hulton–Getty ArchivesHulton–Getty Archives
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 62No. 62Corbis–BettmanCorbis–Bettman
Saigon, 1975Saigon, 1975
No. 61No. 61Time LifeTime Life
South Korea, 1950South Korea, 1950
No. 60No. 60Fred RamageFred RamageD–Day, 1944D–Day, 1944
No. 59No. 59U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy ArchivesUSS Hornet, 1942USS Hornet, 1942
Jimmy Doolittle raid on TokyoJimmy Doolittle raid on Tokyo
No. 58No. 58Larry BurrowsLarry BurrowsVietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 57No. 57U.S. Army Signal CorpsU.S. Army Signal CorpsGen Dwight EisenhowerGen Dwight Eisenhower
Speaking to Army Airborne Speaking to Army Airborne troops prior to operation troops prior to operation
Overlord (DOverlord (D–Day)–Day)
No. 56No. 56The Marshall CollectionThe Marshall Collection
1st Aviation Fatality,1st Aviation Fatality,19081908
No. 55No. 55U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
Gen Douglas MacArthurGen Douglas MacArthurWading ashore in PhilippinesWading ashore in Philippines
No. 54No. 54National ArchivesNational ArchivesWWII, Nov 1944WWII, Nov 1944
No. 53No. 53Hulton–Getty ArchivesHulton–Getty Archives
Vietnam, 1969Vietnam, 1969
No. 52No. 52W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
Saipan, WWII, 1944Saipan, WWII, 1944
No. 51No. 51Malcolm BrowneMalcolm Browne
Saigon, 1963Saigon, 1963Buddhist monk selfBuddhist monk self–immolation–immolation
No. 50No. 50Paul WatsonPaul Watson
Mogadishu, SomaliaMogadishu, Somalia
No. 49No. 49National ArchivesNational Archives
““Bataan Death March”Bataan Death March”19421942
No. 48No. 48Tsuguichi KoyangiTsuguichi Koyangi
Bataan, 1942Bataan, 1942
No. 47No. 47U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
South PacificSouth PacificTorpedoed Japanese cruiserTorpedoed Japanese cruiser
No. 46No. 46Henri HuetHenri Huet
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 45No. 45Associated PressAssociated Press
Vietnam PoWs, 1973Vietnam PoWs, 1973
No. 44No. 44Walter SandersWalter Sanders
Berlin Airlift, 1948Berlin Airlift, 1948
No. 43No. 43Barrett GallagherBarrett Gallagher
USS Intrepid, 1944USS Intrepid, 1944
No. 42No. 42Wayne MillerWayne Miller
South Pacific, 1943South Pacific, 1943
No. 41No. 41Don McCullinDon McCullinVietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 40No. 40U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
USS Bunker Hill, 1945USS Bunker Hill, 1945
No. 39No. 39U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
Conf of the Big 3, 1945Conf of the Big 3, 1945Churchill, Roosevelt, StalinChurchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
No. 38No. 38Fenno JacobsFenno Jacobs
USS New Jersey, 1944USS New Jersey, 1944
No. 37No. 37Jerry RutbergJerry RutbergWWII, 1945WWII, 1945
No. 36No. 36U.S. Air ForceU.S. Air Force
Operation GreenhouseOperation Greenhouse19511951
Atomic bomb test seriesAtomic bomb test seriesEnewetok Atoll, Pacific OceanEnewetok Atoll, Pacific Ocean
No. 35No. 35U.S. Army Signal CorpsU.S. Army Signal Corps
Nagasaki, 1945Nagasaki, 1945Fat Man plutonium implosion bombFat Man plutonium implosion bomb
20 kilotons20 kilotons
No. 34No. 34Ken JareckeKen Jarecke
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf WarIraqi soldier in burnedIraqi soldier in burned–out armored vehicle–out armored vehicle
No. 33No. 33Robert EllisonRobert Ellison
Khe Sanh, 1968Khe Sanh, 1968
No. 32No. 32Carl MydansCarl Mydans
USS Missouri, 1945USS Missouri, 1945Japanese surrenderJapanese surrender
No. 31No. 31Philip Jones GriffithsPhilip Jones Griffiths
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 30No. 30Bernie BostonBernie Boston
Demonstration, 1967Demonstration, 1967
No. 29No. 29Corbis–BettmanCorbis–BettmanCivil War, 1865Civil War, 1865
Survivors of Andersonville GA Survivors of Andersonville GA prison camp (Camp Sumter)prison camp (Camp Sumter)
No. 28No. 28David Douglas DuncanDavid Douglas Duncan
Korea, 1950Korea, 1950Retreat from Chosin ReservoirRetreat from Chosin Reservoir
No. 27No. 27W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
WWII, 1945WWII, 1945
No. 26No. 26Gamma LiaisonGamma Liaison
Saigon, 1975Saigon, 1975
No. 25No. 25Carol GuzyCarol GuzyHaiti, 1994Haiti, 1994
No. 24No. 24Ronald, HaeberleRonald, Haeberle
““Mi Lai Massacre”Mi Lai Massacre”19681968
No. 23No. 23U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
USS Enterprise, 1943USS Enterprise, 1943
No. 22No. 22David Douglas DuncanDavid Douglas Duncan
Korea, 1950Korea, 1950Retreat from Chosin ReservoirRetreat from Chosin Reservoir
No. 21No. 21George StrockGeorge StrockWWII, 1943WWII, 1943
First photo released to American First photo released to American public showing dead GIs (you can public showing dead GIs (you can
see maggots crawling on the man in see maggots crawling on the man in the foreground)the foreground)
No. 20No. 20Bill FoleyBill Foley
Beirut, 1983Beirut, 1983Bombing of the Marine barracksBombing of the Marine barracks
No. 19No. 19Robert CapaRobert Capa
WWII – The Last DayWWII – The Last Day
No. 18No. 18Alexander GardnerAlexander Gardner
Antietam, Civil War, 1862Antietam, Civil War, 1862
No. 17No. 17U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy ArchivesPearl Harbor, 1941Pearl Harbor, 1941
USS ArizonaUSS Arizona
No. 16No. 16John FiloJohn Filo
Kent State, 1970Kent State, 1970
No. 15No. 15Thai Khad ChuonThai Khad Chuon
Vietnam, 1975Vietnam, 1975
No. 14No. 14U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWI, 1918WWI, 1918
No. 13No. 13Art GreensponArt GreensponVietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 12No. 12U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army ArchivesRhine River, 1945Rhine River, 1945
No. 11No. 11Ed ClarkEd Clark
President Roosevelt’s FuneralPresident Roosevelt’s FuneralWarm Springs GA, 1945Warm Springs GA, 1945
No. 10No. 10W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
Saipan, WWII, 1944Saipan, WWII, 1944
No. 9No. 9David TurnleyDavid Turnley
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 8No. 8Eddie AdamsEddie Adams
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968Police chief executes suspected Viet CongPolice chief executes suspected Viet Cong
No. 7No. 7Alexander GardnerAlexander Gardner
Gettysburg, 1863Gettysburg, 1863It is thought that this picture was staged by the photographerIt is thought that this picture was staged by the photographer
No. 6No. 6Nick UtNick Ut
Vietnam, 1972Vietnam, 1972Napalm attack victimsNapalm attack victims
No. 5No. 5Sal VederSal Veder
Travis AFB, 1973Travis AFB, 1973
No. 4No. 4Larry BurrowsLarry BurrowsVietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 3No. 3Alfred EisenstadtAlfred Eisenstadt
Times Square, 1945Times Square, 1945
No. 2No. 2Robert CapaRobert Capa
DD–Day, –Day, Omaha Beach, 1944Omaha Beach, 1944
No. 1No. 1Joe RosenthalJoe Rosenthal
Iwo Jima, WWII, 1945Iwo Jima, WWII, 1945
