21-Year-Old WWII Soldier’s Sketchbooks Show War Through The Eyes Of An Architect

Victor Lundy was a 21-year-old architecture student when he enrolled in the military during World War Two. But instead of abandoning his creative side, the young soldier decided to document his experiences on the battlefield in a series of sketchbooks. In them he recorded everything from fallen soldiers, air raids, and beach landing crafts, to more serene scenarios such as soldiers resting or playing games during their downtime.

His drawings, created between May and November 1944, show us a touching and personal side to one of the bloodiest wars in history, and in 2009 Lundy, who is now 92, donated his sketchbooks to the Library of Congress. All eight of them have been digitally archived since then, and they're all now available to view online.

More info: Library of Congress (h/t: mymodernmet)

21-Year-Old WWII Soldier’s Sketchbooks Show War Through The Eyes Of An Architect

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#1 One Of The 4-Men German Patrol Who Didn't Get Back

#2 House Where Kane & I Got The Roast Chicken & Cognac

#3 Home Sweet Home. Soldier In Hammock While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#4 Soldiers Sitting On Promenade Deck Of Ship

#5 Apparatus On Ship At Night

#6 Sunset - First Night Out On The Ships At Sea

#7 Soldiers Sitting In A Truck In France

#8 Cracking The Zeigfried [I.E. Siegfried] Line, Air Raid Over Germany Seen On A Morning Hike

#9 Bill Shepard From Behind, Lying On The Ground While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#10 Sunday. Soldier In Bed While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#11 Church In Crasville, Manche, France

#12 Before Pay Day Shooting Craps For Cigarettes

#13 Café Where The 2 French Girls Bought Us 4 Bottles Of Cider, Quinéville

#14 View From My Bunk

#15 Shep Sitting Cross-Legged In His Helmet And Knapsack While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#16 Lifeboat On Deck Of Ship In New York Harbor

#17 Line From Ship Being Dropped To Tugboat In New York Harbor

#18 Bourg de Lestre. Church And World War I Monument In Lestre, Manche, France

#19 Troop Train. Soldiers Seated On Train Bound For New York Harbor

#20 Auditorium At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#21 Barges With Containers Being Loaded To Or Unloaded From Ship In New York Harbor

#22 Helmet Liner On Ground Drawn While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#23 Silhouettes Of Trees In The Moonlight Drawn While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#24 "Son Of A Bitch!" I Remember Getting On The Deck And Here Were These Guys, And That's Just What They Were Saying, Son Of A Bitch!

#25 Bombs. Audience In Auditorium Listening To Lecture While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#26 Attack On A Fortified Position

#27 Goodbye Broadway, Hello France! Soldier Sitting On A Boat In New York Harbor

#28 Soldiers On Watch Tower And Deck Of Ship At Night

#29 Joe Fisch, Casually Practicing First Aid

#30 Soldiers Looking At Ship In The Distance

#31 Soldiers On Deck Of Ship

#32 Monument With Christian Cross Atop, Probably In Manche, France

#33 Soldier Sleeping In Hammock While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#34 Soldiers Standing At Railing Of Ship In New York Harbor

#35 Soldiers Disembarking On Gangplank From Ship In Cherbourg Harbor, France

#36 Beer Garden, Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#37 Cold As Hell. Soldiers On Deck Of Ship

#38 Home. Tent In Woods Drawn While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#39 Soldiers In The Field While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#40 Soldier Lying On The Ground While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#41 Two Soldiers Looking Out To Sea

#42 Soldier On Board Landing Craft In Cherbourg Harbor, France

#43 Soldiers On Deck Of Ferry In New York Harbor

#44 Our First Camp In Normandy At St. Martin D'Audeville

#45 Ready To Go. Soldiers Aboard Landing Craft In Cherbourg Harbor, France

#46 First Aid Lecture. Soldiers Listening To Lecture While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#47 Planning A Platoon Attack Sgt. Jaffe

#48 Soldiers Looking At Land In The Distance, Cherbourg

#49 On A Reconnaissance In France. Waiting For A Co. C.O. At Capt. Trescott's O.P.

#50 Street With Barracks At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#51 Soldiers Listening To Lecture While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#52 Soldier Sitting On Ground At Night While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#53 Soldiers Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#54 Soldier Lying On The Ground While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

#55 Soldiers Seated On Train Bound For New York Harbor

#56 Soldier Sketches

#57 Soldiers With Landing Craft Tanks

#58 Sea-Plane Hangar Wrecked By Germans At Cherbourg, France

#59 Soldiers Watching A First Aid Demonstration While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina

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