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hpCREAL WAR PHOTOS (RWP) has been in business for over 40 years reproducing high quality, affordable photographs from a collection of over 40,000 battle action negatives obtained through the National Archives, Pentagon and private collectors covering all branches in major conflicts and wars:

ARMY - NAVY - AIR FORCE - MARINES -COAST GUARD
CIVIL WAR - WWI - WWII - KOREAN WAR - VIETNAM WAR
Our new website offers valuable historical notes, veteran resources, related web-links, military reunions, upcoming vet events and veteran/family memory sharing.
Note: Battles, engagements, plus military misc. and dignitaries can be found under tabs. Prices can be found under tabs and FAQ's.

RWP has many rare battle action photos, previously inaccessible to the general public, are now available to veterans, their families, students, professors, novelists and collectors alike.
These original photos come alive with the smoke and thunder of battle and are unsurpassed as a portrayal of America at war.
PHOTO: N3201 USS North Carolina (BB-55); last rites for dead shipmates after battle action against Japanese.

Many of our catalogs are now available in PDF form.
Email your request today for a specific battle, ship, aircraft, etc.,
and we'll email a FREE PDF CATALOG with descriptions, dates & thumbnail photos.
Note: If you prefer a hard-copy catalog, or if a catalog is only available in print, there is a small charge for materials and postage. (See tabs for details.)

NEW - Check it out !!!
Check out this great video of WWII veterans Donald Burdick as he remembers the Siege of Bastogne...
www.mcall.com/video/?slug=all-wn-warstory-1225
Special Thanks goes out to Harry Fisher, Staff Photographer at the Morning Call in Allentown, PA.
Note: new videos coming monthly...next, he Bataan Death March and Iwo Jima.

Also New: Visit us on FACEBOOK - Real War Photos.

REUNIONS:

SPECIAL MENTION 67th Commemoration of the BATTLE OF MIDWAY
(See our Reunions tab for details and other upcoming reunions)

CATALOGS:

ORDER ONLINE CATALOGS- Fill in request at Contact Us. PDF catalogs are FREE and these emailed catalogs include 'thumbnail' images (small-sized) photos plus descriptions and dates along with a prefilled order form for easy of use.

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ORDER PRINTED CATALOGS - Click on order button under the catalog listing .
PRINTED catalogs require a nominal printing & postage fee and are paid via personal check or PayPal (using a major credit or debit card).

PHOTOS:

ONLINE PHOTO ORDERS can be placed by entering RWP photo # in Contact Us or by emailing photos orders directly to us at mail@realwarphotos.com

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PRINTED ORDER FORMS can be filled-in and fax (734-327-9696) or sent via U.S. mail to our address.

PAYMENT NOTE: All orders can be paid via PayPal (using a major credit or debit card),personal check or money order. Don't forget to include shipping charges, photo size, quantity and type (Glossy or Matte). PHOTO SIZES AND POSTAGE RATES can be found on FAQ tab or Contact Us tab.

PROCESSING: Orders are typically processed within 48hrs and shipped First Class for prompt delivery of your photo keepsake.

NEED HELP?

Can't find what you are looking for? Have any questions? Just go to Contact Us and send an email or call us at 734-327-9696 for immediate assistance.

Photo Below: NA14599 Scout Bombers-Guam; Helldivers SV2C planes from the USS Ticonderoga CV-14 shown on the way back from the last strike on Japan. July 1944.

Photo above: A112 Utah Beach American paratroopers among the first to make landings on the continent, holds a Nazi flag captured in a village assault. St. Marcouf, France. June 8, 1944.

LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC SHIP?

GO TO OUR "NAVY" TAB AND SCROLL THROUGH OUR LISINGS, BUT NOTE IT IS A

'WORK IN PROGRESS' SO IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR

EMAIL US WITH YOUR REQUEST.

N9371A - Launched 1/15/42, at Portsmouth, N.H. The submarine was reported as being over due from patrol and presumed lost on October 23, 1944.

Our sources for negatives: the National Archives, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., US Veterans and their families and private collections.

At RWP, we're digitizing our extensive collection enabling us to create photographs with superior enhancement, reproduction quality and preservation. New printing technology creates photographs that will far outlast conventional darkroom printing techniques, as our photos will not spot or fade, keeping your pictures looking crisp and clear for decades.

RWP's is also upgrading catalogs to display "thumbnail images" of each photo with descriptions, dates on a custom order form to simplify order placement. All you need to do is request the photo you want, size and quantity.

Stop back often as we digitize more photos from our collection and offer new catalogs online.

Front Line Battle Action

Board the decks of the mightiest warhips in the history of the world, with rare shipboard and battle damage photos. Consider this our sampler package, with some of our most popular photos, including; Battleships (BB), Large Cruisers (CB) Heavy Cruisers (CA), Light Cruisers (CL), Destroyers (DD & DE), Submarines (SS), Mine & Patrol vessels, Carriers (CV, CVB, CVL, CVE), Fleet Auxillaries, Naval & Army aircraft. The Army and Marines at the Battle of St Lo, France, Battle of the Bulge- Bastone, Saipan plus famous dignitaries of WWII.

FRONT LINE BATTLE ACTION Catalog- 46 pages (thumbnails and lists)Go to WWII-Famous Battles for ordering informatioon on this catalog for just $2.00 (Due to large size, available in Print format only.)

N3031C - USS New Jersey (BB-62) South China Sea, fires a salvo toward a target in the republic of
Vietnam. March 1969.

Our sincere thanks goes out to Lynn H. Neson, author, Kansas History Gateway.

SPECIAL NOTE:

From Frank E. Albrecht

"I have a major display of some forty deceased veterans in the post office for 12 days at Memorial Day week and one at Veterans Day for another 35 living veterans. Your photos give the viewers a real look at what was and what we should remember of these honored veterans that give us the freedom we enjoy today."

TESTIMONIAL:

"Thanks for the photo-just what I wanted. Gave it to an old vet and he cried when he got it. It was his home at sea for three years and he didn't have a photo." Robert K., Daytona Beach,FL (See "Vet's Voices" tab for more testimontials.)

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HEADER PHOTO DETAILS:

Photo in Header at Top of Page: N-337 WARSHIPS IN LINE -USS Langley CVL-27, USS Ticonderoga CV-14, USS Washington BB-56, USS North Carolina BB-55, USS South Dakota BB-57, USS Santa Fe CL-60, USS Biloxi CL-63 & the USS Oakland CL-95. Dec 12, 1944.

ADVERTISERS:

VETERANS & FAMILIES:

A Special Thanks.... to all those who have shared with us a personal war photo or written us of their own war experience. We owe our freedom to you all. Thank you, RWP

If you'd like to add your vet's story to Vet's Voices tab just contact us.

VETERANS - Thank you for your service.

With sincere appreciation, Real War Photos

Owner/operator: George D. Chizmar george@realwarphotos.com

Co-owner/Customer Service: Jo Ellen Tison-Chizmar joellen@realwarphotos.com

Editor/Historical Research: William Cohen mail@realwarphotos.com

QUICK REFERENCE LIST:

PHOTOS:

The National Archives and private collectors as noted.

REFERENCES:

Wikipedia, - Columbia Encyclopedia. Sixth Edition - Famous Quotes from Great Quotes.com - The American Heritage Dictionary - Roget’ New Thesauru - Bartlett's Quotations - Foreign Language Dictionary - The National Archives & Records Administration - (many others as noted on specific tabs throughout the site).

GEOGRAPHY:

World Atlas - Yahoo Maps - World Fact Book - Google Earth

INSTITUTIONS:

Libraries - History Societies - History Departments - Smithsonion Institute

SEARCH ENGINES:

Google Advanced Search - Google History Guide - Yahoo! - W3 Search Engines

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WWII Famous Battles

Battle of Peleliu

B23416A - Marines taking a break.

Battle of the Bulge

A442 - American Recon, troops of the 83rd Inf, Div move up the main street in Bihain, Belgium to attack Nazi troops "dug in" in the woods beyond the town, 11Jan, 1945.

Battle of Hurtgen Forest

A219 - Near Duren, Germany, American Infantrymen, carrying heavy weapons on their backs, give one another a helping hand as they climb a steep trail. Co. I. 3rd Bn., 8th Regt, 4th Armored Div., 11/18/44.

78th Infantry Div.

A3753 - Men of the 86th Chemical Bn., attached to the 1st U.S. Army, pass the ammo as they keep firing against the enemy, Paustenback, Germany, 12/13/44.

Battle of Eniwetok

B24146 - Marines and Coast Guardsmen proudly display a captured Jap battle flag picked up by one of them during American invasion of Eniwetok Island, Marshall's, 19 Feb, 1944. Note bullet holes through the flag.

Battle of Tarawa

B24037 - Jap pillboxes on Tarawa. US Marine inspects revetted Jap tank used as a pill box. In foreground a dead Jap lies grotesquely, frozen by death as he fell.

Battle of Kwajalein

B-23408 Marines of the Fourth Div. fighting for possession of Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. They have just tossed hand grenades into the Jap blockhouse, and are preparing to rush it.

Battle of Makin Island

B-23802 Fifth PHIB landing operations in Pacific. Troops coming ahore.

Battle of Midway

B-23902 Japanese heavy cruiser of the Mogame Class on fire
after attack by planes of Task Force 16, 6 June, 1942.

West Lock Disaster-Pearl Harbor

N23544B West Loch Disaster, Pearl Harbor. May 1944.

Ammo Ships (AE's)

N15599A USS Parcutin (AE-18) Underway in the western Pacific. Sept 1955.

Guadalcanal

B23325 - A Marine sniper climbs a palm tree on Guadalcanal, May 1942.

WWI

A27101B - American advance North of Verdun. The drinks and cigars are "on" the Germans who hurriedly left this trench, all of its furnishings falling into the hands of the invading Americans. 33rd Div., 11/4/1918.