The end of April marks the beginning of the end of World War II. May 8th is V-E Day, when 70 years ago Nazi Germany laid down its arms and the Allies formally accepted its unconditional surrender.
This War Department pamphlet features a front cover illustration by Arthur Szyk of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito. The U.S. government published the pamphlet on April 28, nine days before V-E Day occurred.
Over 170 illustrations in black and white and color providing an overview of Arthur Szyk's art with particular attention to Japan's atrocities during World War II. Text by Japanese historian, Professor Sodei of Tokyo.
