AP Historical Hard Drive 2008

Allied invasion craft head for the west coast of Burma to invade the port town of Akyab. The town fell to the allied forces on Jan. 3, 1945 in Akyab,...

Allied invasion craft head for the west coast of Burma to invade the port town of Akyab. The town fell to the allied forces on Jan. 3, 1945 in Akyab,...

A German patrol in the center of Warsaw, on Dec. 2, 1944, passes through a street that was the scene of bitter battles by polish patriots against over...

This is Alcatraz Island prison, seen from the east, shown 1945. (AP Photo/Jack Rice)

This is Alcatraz Island prison, seen from the east, shown 1945. (AP Photo/Jack Rice)

Heavily damaged famous Palais Breuil, the scene of heavy fighting in Warsaw after the revolt, shown Nov. 1944. (AP Photo)

These Poles carrying their wounded comrades on their shoulders were recently taken prisoner in the eastern Polish districts, Oct. 12, 1944. They belo...

This is a scene during the last phases of the fighting in Warsaw with famous German

German storm gun advancing through debris littered Warsaw streets, on Oct. 9, 1944 against last nests of polish resistance. (AP Photo)

Wounded Polish prisoners await transport to an internment camp, Oct. 7, 1944. (AP Photo)

Wounded and half-starved Warsaw rebels are marched off, supported by their comrades, Oct. 7, 1944, in Warsaw. (AP Photo)

Polish resistance in Warsaw, on Oct. 5, 1944 is broken. In face of the lack of sufficient food, in face of the thousand dangers of hardest street figh...

The Polish resistance in Warsaw is broken, Oct. 5, 1944. In the face of starvation, the dangers of street fighting in the debris, living in destroyed...

Kent Cooper, general manager of the Associated Press is shown, Sept. 25, 1944. (AP Photo)

This barbed wire barricade was erected at a German headquarters building in Warsaw to prevent attacks by the Polish. A reported revolt was in progres...

Mortars which were prepared by the Polish Home Army in secret are shown in use by soldiers during the Warsaw Uprising, Aug. 1944. The weapons were mad...

The King and Queen, accompanied by Princess Elizabeth, visit American air stations, July 10, 1944, to witness the crews' take-off for bombing raids on...

J.L. Ilsley, Canadian finance minister, U.S. secretary of treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr., president of the conference and M.S. Stepanov, deputy people...

Lord Keynes, left, chairman of the United Kingdom's delegation shakes hands with China's minister of finance, Dr. Hsiang-Hsi Kung, in the dining room...

Camille Gutt, left, Belgian Finance minister and Andre Istel, technical advisor to the French Committee of National Liberation, share a joke during th...

Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Commander Southeast Asia Command (right), confers with Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, Commander U.S. Armies, on...

A thousand cartons of clothing, given during a Polish relief campaign in Muskegon, Mich., Feb. 21, 1944 filled a 50-foot railroad car which left Muske...

The crew of the Flying Fortress

Babe Ruth is shown at his home as he celebrated his 50th Birthday on Feb. 7, 1944. A gentleman of unwanted leisure now and restless as a caged bear,...

Both sides of broadway in Times square were jammed to capacity on Dec. 31, 1943 in New York, as crowds gathered to celebrate arrival of 1944. (AP Phot...

Interior view of the Colon Theater in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 8, 1943. (AP Photo)

Representative leaders of Allied Military might meet in Chungking, China, on Nov. 7, 1943, as Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander...

Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten (left), Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia, meets Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, Commander of U.S. Forces in the...

Miss America of 1943 Jean Bartel, center, of Los Angeles, poses with unidentified finalists of the Miss American Pageant, Sept. 11, 1943. She was Miss...

U.S. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox points to a map of the Orient as he discusses with Lord Louis Mountbatten (right), new allied commander for southeas...

Some of Britain's Land Army girls help to bring in the harvest at a farm near Bury St. Edmunds, England, Aug. 20, 1943. (AP Photo)

Elisa Batista, wife of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista, is greeted after church service, July 18, 1943, at Lake Placid, N.Y. by Father Daniel E. Cah...

Spurgeon

Standing on a fire extinguisher, the better to see an object of interest, Fulgencio Batista, Jr., 10-year-old son of Cuban President Batista inspects...

Doris Hazelwood, one of Britain's Land Army girls, help to thatch a roof, at a farm, somewhere in England, May 31, 1943. (AP Photo)

Some of Britain's Land Army girls help to pitch straw from a rick into a thatch-making machine, at a farm, somewhere in England, May 31, 1943. (AP Pho...

First diplomatic representative to Cuba from the Soviet Union, Maxim M. Litvinoff, left, is shown with President Fulgencio Batista of Cuba in Havana,...

Zipping up their fleece-lined high altitude suits are Sergeants Patterson and Corser (first names unavailable), shown in 1943, somewhere in England....

Former boxer Jack Johnson holds up the salve and liquid ointment which he plans on selling, Feb. 10, 1943, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John T. Burns)

Former boxer Jack Johnson sports some gold teeth while looking through a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, Feb. 10, 1943, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/J...

Vice-Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, chief of combined operations, recently inspected men and women training at various combined operations centers in...

Maj. General Fulgencio Batista, left, president of Cuba, and Secretary of State Cordell Hull smile as they meet at a Pan-American Union luncheon in Hu...

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, 90, pictured here on August 11, 1942 is still leader of the famous Battle Creek, Mich., sanitarium which made Battle Creek th...

Members of the crew of the damaged Flying Fortress are shown after they returned to the British Isles, Aug. 1942. (AP Photo)

Four United States Army Air Force fliers rush to man their Spitfires at a base somewhere in Great Britain, Aug. 1942. They are serving in an American...

Photo shows Lord Louis Mountbatten discussing a scheme with troops taking part in combined operations on July 28, 1942. (AP Photo)

The King of Swat, Babe Ruth, and his wife, Calire at the Astor Theater in New York on July 15, 1942, attend the world premiere of

Despite the Red Cross still discernible on the roof of a hospital in Port Darwin, Australia, Japanese bombs rained down to wreak their havoc on the bu...

Japanese planes raiding Port Darwin, Australia hit several ships in the harbor, June 13, 1942. Soon after this photo was made, the smoking ship at lef...

This sinking British ship was one of the targets hit by Japanese bombers as they raided Port Darwin, Australia, June, 13, 1942. (AP Photo)