Over the past week the country has taken part in a string of events to mark the centenary of the First World War.
Those who sacrificed themselves during the four years of horror have been honoured alongside those who did the same during the war that followed.
For years veterans’ have shared their stories, historians have dug up new findings and countless television documentaries have been made. But the picture of war is a difficult one for researchers to paint – especially if the audience is hoping to gain a localised perspective.
Over the years, the Press and Journal have gathered photographs from the north-east during World War II that depict how life in the area was during the war years, and prompt us to remember the sacrifices made by those active in the war, ensuring our country would never experience the horrors of war again.
People in Fraserburgh buy bread from the back of a van, September 1941.
Soldiers bid goodbye to their loved ones at Aberdeen Station.
A man in Peterhead inspects the damage caused by an air-raid, August 1941.
Bombs hit Aberdeen beach, 1 July 1941.
Tenants of a bomb-struck building carry out a crib from their home after an air raid.
Bomb damage in Peterhead, 29 September 1941.
Pavements’ edges were painted so they could be seen during blackouts.
Events were staged to distract people from the pain of war. This picture shows Fun during the eightsome reel at Hazlehead Park, summer 1942.
Two pupils of the Aberdeen School of Street Fighting prepare for duty, May 1942.
Sandbags protected Police Headquarters at Lodge walk in Aberdeen.
Damage after an air raid on Wellington Road, 4 November 1940.
Mustang IVs in Peterhead.
The Press and Journal, 2 September 1939.
Victoria Road School after an air raid, July 1940.
A restaurant van serves food, March 1942.
Victoria Road School after an air raid, July 1940.
Bomb damage in Fraserburgh, 20 February 1943.