Unearthed World War II Pictures Show A Never-Before-Seen Side of History

Yokohama, Japan

War tends to be glorified in images and videos, but people often forget the many livelihoods and human beings that are put at stake. Here, a Japanese man kneels by the wreckage of where his home once stood. In Yokohama, Japan, he expected to live a nice, normal, and peaceful life. However, the terrors of war tore his life apart too soon for him to experience it. 

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