The bombing of Pisa took place on 31 August 1943, during WWII. Aimed at disabling the city's marshalling yard, it also resulted in heavy damage to the city itself and civilian casualties. Fortunately, the most famous landmarks were left untouched.

Chrome plated Zippo with the owner's name «W^m J. Burmeister» engraved on the front and the «leaning tower» of Pisa along with «Pisa - 1945» on the back.

Pisa was liberated on 2 September by the Fifth United States Army. The tower still leaning as of old, was undamaged in the fight to take the historic city.

Chrome plated Zippo with small U.S. Army Great Seal insignia on the front and the «leaning tower» of Pisa on the other side with the name «B. D. Willis» and «Pisa 1945» engraved.

After nine months of bitter combat, on 11 May 1944 the Allies launched operation «Diadem» which was to break through the «Gustav Line» and open the way to Rome. Allied forces and specifically the U.S. Fifth Army liberated Rome in June 1944 and tanks paraded in triumph past Rome's ancient colosseum. Heston M^c Mann served in the 803rd Military Police Battalion which was activated 26 December 1942 at Camp Swift, Texas, disembarked at Naples on 3 October 1943 and was ordered to establish Military Police control over the city and port. Later, they served in Anzio, Rome, Civitavecchia, Leghorn, and then back to Naples where the battalion was inactivated 30 June 1946.

Heston M^c Mann used both a chrome plated Zippo as well as a Ronson lighter. Both with various engravings: his name, his service number «32713080», the combat unit «Co. A 803 M.P. Bn.» in which he served, the stations «Oran – Africa», «Naples – Mt. Vesuv» and «Rome» with the Colosseum on the front and the U.S. Army Great Seal insignia, the years «1943» and «1944» and the three camps «Upton, N..Y.», «Swift, Texas» and «Shanks, N.Y.» on the back.

During the liberation of Italy the main Allied effort centered on the port of Naples. In the city itself, antifascist forces began an uprising, later known as the Four days of Naples, holding out despite continuous German reprisals until the arrival of Allied forces. It took several offensives between January and May 1944 before the 30km front between Monte Cassino and the western seaboard was broken. The American Fifth Army has occupied Rome on 4 June 1944. In the period from June to August 1944, the Allies advanced beyond Rome, taking Florence and closing up on the «Gothic Line».

Chrome plated Zippo with various engravings: three training camps and the port of Naples (incl. active Vesuv) as the scene of the landing in Naples 1944 on the front and important stations on the other side from southern to northern Italy with «Cassino», «Anzio» and «Rome» and further stays with «Algiers», «Oran», «Toulon» and «Marseille».

Well worn chrome plated Zippo with owners name «R. Schweigert» engraved together with «Africa 44» and «Italy 44-45».

On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack against the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. The attack led to the United States' formal entry into WWII the next day.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with two palm trees on the beach and «Hawaii 1945» engraved on the front and a nearly nude Hawaiian dancer next to a native house  and the state nickname «Aloha» engraved on the other side.

The alphabet of democracy referred to as the «A.B.C.D. Powers», America, Britain, China and the Dutch unite in the defense of Democracy in the Orient and the South Seas. They formed a circle around Japan and as a part of it, the Territory of Hawaii served as a crucial base for the United States throughout the war, providing a strategic location for naval operations, airfields, and logistical support. The islands of Oahu, where Pearl Harbor is situated, played a central role in the Allied efforts to counter Japanese advances in the Pacific.

Black crackle Zippo with various engravings: «Gam.», «A.B.C.D.», «Oahu» and «T.H.» on the front and «44 ~ 45» on the back side.

During World War II, the U.S. Army's activities in the Panama Canal Zone were focused on defending the strategically vital canal, crucial for Allied naval operations. In 1942 the zone saw increased troop deployments and the fortification of defenses. That same year, the U.S. also began interning Japanese, German, and Italian nationals in the Canal Zone, suspecting them of potential espionage or sabotage, to protect the canal from any Axis threats.

Well worn black crackle Zippo engraved with the owner's initials «W B» on the front and «Panama Zone» on the back.

With the entrance to the war, the United States sought a forward training area and resupply base to serve as a potential line of defense against the Japanese sweep through the Pacific. Fiji geographically and logistically was the best location and because of its central location, Fiji was selected as a training base for the Allies.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a Fiji Florin 1934 coin on the front and a Fiji Sixpence 1942 coin on the other side.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with an Australian One Penny 1944 coin on the front and engravings on the back side.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with an Australian One Shilling 1943 coin that has the merino ram's head and a U.S. Filipinas Twenty Centavos coin on the front and a New Guinea One Shilling 1938 coin along with a Netherlands East Indies 1/10 Gulden 1941 coin on the other side.

During WWII, Guam was attacked and invaded by Japan 1941, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States returned and fought the Battle of Guam from July 21 to August 10, 1944, to recapture the island from Japanese military occupation. More than 18,000 Japanese were killed as only 485 surrendered. The United States also captured and occupied the nearby Northern Marianas Islands.

Worn black crackle Zippo with different engravings and painted places of action on both sides: «Manila», «Guam» and «Tokyo».

Just weeks before the US dropped the most powerful weapon mankind has ever known, Nagasaki was not even on a list of target cities for the atomic bomb. In its place was Japan's ancient capital, Kyoto. The list was created by a committee of American Military generals, Army officers and scientists. Kyoto, which is home to more than 2,000 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, including 17 World Heritage Sites, was at the top of it. But in early June 1945, Secretary of War Henry Stimson ordered Kyoto to be removed from the target list. He argued that it was of cultural importance and that it was not a military target.

Chrome plated Zippo with «MILT, 1945, Kyoto, Japan» engraved on the front side.

Black crackle Zippo with U.S. Army Great Seal insignia original applied by Zippo on the front and a Newfoundland 5 Cents 1941 applied on the other side.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with four coins applied: a Great Britain 3 Pence 1916 and a British West Africa One Schilling 1939 on the front and a French 1 Franc 1926 Chambers of Commerce and a Newfoundland One Cent 1909 on the other side.

In 1943, during WWII, several U.S. military units and organizations were stationed in Algiers, Algeria, following the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in November 1942. Algiers became a strategic headquarters for Allied operations in the Mediterranean and North Africa.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a scene engraved on the front with a mosque in the foreground, a palm tree, a cactus in front of sand dunes, a sunset including the year 1943 and birds in the sky. The other side is engraved with «North Africa» and «Algier» with ornaments and the owner's name «Leo».