The Snapshots in Time Collection

Himalayan Foothill Landscape — CBI Theater, Burma-India Border Region, 1944-45

Himalayan Foothill Landscape — CBI Theater, Burma-India Border Region, 1944-45

A sweeping mountain landscape photographed by American servicemen in the China-Burma-India Theater during 1944-45. Towering snow-capped peaks and dense pine forest frame a narrow trail used by local travelers, offering a glimpse of the rugged terrain that shaped Allied logistics and morale in this remote front of WWII, far removed from the theater's jungle combat zones. Project: 218040