#world war ii
After the defeat of Axis forces in Northern Africa, Allied troops prepared to use the territory to launch attacks on Italy and other parts of southern Europe. Here, a U.S. Air Transport Command plane, loaded with war supplies, flies over the pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt, in 1943. (AP Photo/U.S. Army) [x]
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This pattern of anti-aircraft fire provides a protective screen over Algiers at night. The photo, recording several moments of gunfire, shows a defense thrown up during an axis raid upon Algiers in North Africa on April 13, 1943. (AP Photo) [x]
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French troops on their way to the fighting lines in Tunisia shake hands with American soldiers at the rail station in Oran, Algeria, North Africa, on December 2, 1942. (AP Photo) [x]
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A wounded German officer, found in the Egyptian desert during the first two days of a British offensive, is guarded by a sentry while awaiting backup, on November 13, 1942. (AP Photo) [x]
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![“Let’s raise the generation utterly devoted to the cause of communism!” Viktor Ivanov, 1947. [x]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7fc0a1fb91b5570a8a589edc68b8f212/tumblr_msz85wdVMZ1rl6kkyo1_1280.jpg "“Let’s raise the generation utterly devoted to the cause of communism!” Viktor Ivanov, 1947. [x]")
Two British tank officers, somewhere in the North African War Zone, on January 28, 1941, grin at war cartoons in an Italian newspaper. One holds a Mascot — a puppy found during the capture of Sidi Barrani, one of the first Italian bases to fall in the African War.(AP Photo) [x]
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1933: “Vivisection banned! Heil Goering!”
An illustration denoting the recent ban on vivisection - investigative operations on live animals - in Nazi Germany. The Reich made strides in animal welfare.
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![A burial at sea on board the USS Lexington in 1944, [x]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6de090bbc3a1abaf267b1daef5488bb/tumblr_mrlzugPbCr1rl6kkyo1_1280.jpg "A burial at sea on board the USS Lexington in 1944, [x]")
A bit of history on blood plasma, taken from Wikipedia:
The use of blood plasma as a substitute for whole blood and for transfusion purposes was proposed in March 1918, in the correspondence columns of the British Medical Journal, by Gordon R. Ward. “Dried plasmas” in powder or strips of material format were developed and first used in World War II. Prior to the United States’ involvement in the war, liquid plasma and whole blood were used. The “Blood for Britain” program during the early 1940s was quite successful (and popular in the United States) based on Charles Drew’s contribution. A large project began in August 1940 to collect blood in New York City hospitals for the export of plasma to Britain. Drew was appointed medical supervisor of the “Plasma for Britain” project. His notable contribution at this time was to transform the test tube methods of many blood researchers into the first successful mass production techniques.
Nonetheless, the decision was made to develop a dried plasma package for the armed forces as it would reduce breakage and make the transportation, packaging, and storage much simpler.[7] The resulting dried plasma package came in two tin cans containing 400 cc bottles. One bottle contained enough distilled water to reconstitute the dried plasma contained within the other bottle. In about three minutes, the plasma would be ready to use and could stay fresh for around four hours.[8]
Following the “Plasma for Britain” invention, Drew was named director of the Red Crossblood bank and assistant director of the National Research Council, in charge of blood collection for the United States ArmyandNavy. Drew argued against the armed forces directive that blood/plasma was to be separated by the race of the donor. Drew argued that there was no racial difference in human blood and that the policy would lead to needless deaths as soldiers and sailors were required to wait for “same race” blood.[9]
By the end of the war the American Red Cross had provided enough blood for over six million plasma packages. Most of the surplus plasma was returned to the United States for civilian use. Serum albumin replaced dried plasma for combat use during the Korean War.[10]
Yesterday, we had another filming day with Harry and he showed us some of the things he is passionate about. Check out our latest blog entry for photos!
http://aworldapartmovie.com/blog/14095310/harryfilming2
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Happy Veteran’s Day!
Check out our latest blog entry with a sneak peek of imagery from our trip.
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A super cool package arrived from our sponsor Drive A Tank yesterday! This cool little tank will be traveling across France and Belgium with us on the route the 67th Armored Regiment took in 1944-1945.
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