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BATTLE OF PELELIU Tom Lea for LIFE Magazine (1945) | The Pacific (2010)
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(h/t @sidsledge for the link to the issue)
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BATTLE OF PELELIU Tom Lea for LIFE Magazine (1945) | The Pacific (2010)
Part 1/2
(h/t @sidsledge for the link to the issue)
Tom Lea. That 2,000-Yard Stare. 1944. Oil on canvas.
That painting of a battle shocked soldier that's a semi popular meme, is actually from a June 1945 issue of Life magazine by combat artist Tom Lea, depicting the toll that the bloody battle for the island of Peleliu had on its attackers.
Some period language below cuttoff
Marine Headed Ashore on D-Day
Death of the Wasp. Tom Lea. American.
World War II.
The Bullock Museum. Texas.
The Art of War.
The Price by American Artist Tom Lea.
The Price by Tom Lea.
Based on a horrific sight he saw on the beach of Peleliu.
Tossing the Cans - Tom Lea