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21-Year-Old WWII Soldier’s Sketchbooks Show War Through The Eyes Of An Architect
Victor Lundy was a 21-year-old architecture student when he enrolled in the military during World War Two. But instead of abandoning his creative side, the young soldier decided to document his experiences on the battlefield in a series of sketchbooks. In them he recorded everything from fallen soldiers, air raids, and beach landing crafts, to more serene scenarios such as soldiers resting or playing games during their downtime.
His drawings, created between May and November 1944, show us a touching and personal side to one of the bloodiest wars in history, and in 2009 Lundy, who is now 92, donated his sketchbooks to the Library of Congress. All eight of them have been digitally archived since then, and they're all now available to view online.
More info: Library of Congress (h/t: mymodernmet)
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One Of The 4-Men German Patrol Who Didn't Get Back
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House Where Kane & I Got The Roast Chicken & Cognac
Imre Jr. Papp 8 years ago
My opinion, that is simply sketch, but it has lot of messages, i love it
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Home Sweet Home. Soldier In Hammock While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Apparatus On Ship At Night
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Sunset - First Night Out On The Ships At Sea
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Soldiers Sitting In A Truck In France
Erni Setiawati 8 years ago
this one is his recent sketch than the others. please tell me this wasn't his last "time"
![Cracking The Zeigfried [I.E. Siegfried] Line, Air Raid Over Germany Seen On A Morning Hike](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/world-war-2-soldier-sketchbook-5-582b0b353dff7__700.jpg "Cracking The Zeigfried [I.E. Siegfried] Line, Air Raid Over Germany Seen On A Morning Hike")
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Bill Shepard From Behind, Lying On The Ground While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Sunday. Soldier In Bed While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Church In Crasville, Manche, France
Glenn Dube 8 years ago
Here it is. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/49%C2%B032'52.1%22N+1%C2%B019'14.2%22W/@49.5547807,-1.3208541,3a,60y,108.82h,83.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sydcTHul3lg5twFShxW6mjw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d49.5478!4d-1.3206
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Before Pay Day Shooting Craps For Cigarettes
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Café Where The 2 French Girls Bought Us 4 Bottles Of Cider, Quinéville
Antoine Gagnon 4 years ago
I am pretty sure this is the right building.. https://www.google.com/maps/@49.5146716,-1.2889918,3a,75y,213.63h,93.95t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjAOV57ilyTeedQWA17McuA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Shep Sitting Cross-Legged In His Helmet And Knapsack While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Bourg de Lestre. Church And World War I Monument In Lestre, Manche, France
Glenn Dube 8 years ago
found it. He was in Lestre not Bourge de Lestre. https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.5261312,-1.3350056,3a,75y,54.5h,94.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxWfs9sFn9SUNIDaefWigjw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Silhouettes Of Trees In The Moonlight Drawn While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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"Son Of A Bitch!" I Remember Getting On The Deck And Here Were These Guys, And That's Just What They Were Saying, Son Of A Bitch!
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Bombs. Audience In Auditorium Listening To Lecture While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#28
Soldiers On Watch Tower And Deck Of Ship At Night
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Joe Fisch, Casually Practicing First Aid
Mathijs Groothuis 8 years ago
It's casualty practicing. Boredpanda gets the handwritten text wrong quite often.
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Soldier Sleeping In Hammock While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Cold As Hell. Soldiers On Deck Of Ship
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Soldier Lying On The Ground While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Samantha Summerson 8 years ago
"Big attack" - you can almost imagine what they were going through....
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Soldiers On Deck Of Ferry In New York Harbor
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First Aid Lecture. Soldiers Listening To Lecture While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Planning A Platoon Attack Sgt. Jaffe
Tyna Valentis 7 years ago
Judging from the pictures one might think they were having a pretty chill camping time. Especially planning this platoon attack aka sleeping
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Soldiers Seated On Train Bound For New York Harbor
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Soldiers Watching A First Aid Demonstration While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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