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Virtual Lobby Display: World War II

Welcome!

Welcome to the University Libraries virtual lobby display! This display of ebooks, articles, and other materials about World War II commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in August 1945. If you would like to know more about any of the items on this display, or have research questions about World War II, use the information on the left side of this page to contact a librarian. 

End of World War II images

[Photograph of servicemen watching the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri]. (1945). Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yyes259l 

Westcott, E. (1945). [Photograph of residents of Oak Ridge, Tennessee celebrating the end of World War II], Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yxtmvtje 

[Photograph of servicemen and civilians celebrating the German surrender in London.] (1945). Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yx2vdvpf

[Photograph of American and Soviet sailors celebrating the end of World War II.] (1945). Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yybjnw6k 

Matthews, J.S. (1945). [Photograph of servicewoman in the Canadian Women's Army Corps celebrating the end of World War II], Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yxqqdcbo 

... troops in Burma stop working briefly to read President Truman's proclamation of Victory in Europe. (1945). [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yxjffgd2