EVB2944455: American Army headquarters in a fortified tunnel on Corregidor, Philippine Islands, c. March/April 1942. The tunnel was the last U.S. Headquarters after final Japanese conquest on May 6, 1942. The soldiers were with the Signal Corps, and would become POWS until the end of World War 2 in 1945, if they were lucky enough to survive Japanese camps / Bridgeman Images
EVB2944117: General Cesar Augusto Sandino, Liberal rebel leader in Nicaragua, 1926-34. In Latin America, Sandino is heroic symbol of resistance foreign domination for his resistance to U.S. military occupation. Sandino was assassinated in 1934 by National Guard forces of Gen. Anastasio Somoza / Bridgeman Images
EVB2944120: Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua. Group stands at attention during 21-gun salute in Somoza's honor, May 5, 1939. Back row: Eleanor Roosevelt, Senora de Somoza. Front Row: Anastasio Somoza, FDR, Edwin Watson (aide), Stephen Early (Press Sec) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2944464: Battle of Midway, June 4-6, 1942. U.S. Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber from the USS Hornet continues the attack on the burning Japanese cruiser Mikuma, June 6, 1942. The World War 2 battle stopped the Japanese Pacific expansion and sank four Japanese aircraft carriers / Bridgeman Images