Friday, May 31, 2013

The world between the wars

Some pre-war photos from The Atlantic's retrospective, "World War II in Photos"

Hitler, age 35, on his release from prison (1924). Shortly after he finished dictating "Mein Kampf"

Jesse Owens after defeating Germany's Lutz Long, right, during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Two American Nazis stand in the doorway of their NYC office when the headquarters opened (1932).
Hitler youth honor an unknown soldier by forming a swastika symbol in Germany (1933)
Mass gymnastics on Zeppelin Field in Nuremberg (1938)
Buddhist priests in Tokyo training against future aerial attacks (1936)
Women learning to defend Barcelona against Franco's troops during the Spanish Civil War (1937)