Pulitzer prize winning photos

Each of these amazing Pulitzer prize-winning photos captures something poignant and striking about the nature of war.

These 21 images (shared with WATM courtesy of Lou Reda Productions) vividly capture the nature of war from a variety of angles.

Each of them was awarded the Pulitzer prize for photography in the year indicated in the caption.

Take a look at these 21 Pulitzer Prize-winning photos that capture the essence of war

&#; Aftermath of a flamethrower attack on Tarawa

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Col. Robert Moore, USA, returns to his family after fighting the Germans in North Africa

&#; The flag raising at Iwo Jima

&#; Refugees fleeing across the Taedong River during the Chinese invasion of North Korea

&#; South Vietnamese casualties after a firefight with the Vietcong

&#; Vietnamese refugees fleeing an attack

&#; Lt.

Col. Nguyen Loan summarily executes a VC prisoner on the streets of Saigon

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