Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Jap-Held Island Hammered from Air, Philippines take Allied Aerial Blows, Allies Blunt German Western Front Drive, Battle Rages Inside Budapest. Maps: Burma, India, China -- Iwo-Jima -- Distance from Japan to Saipan -- Philippine targets -- Belgium region -- Central Europe -- Eastern front. Back: Map of Germany and its approaches.

Front: Text describes principal points which disestablish the Reich and eliminate its war-making powers Photograph: A group of men in uniform and in street dress stand in the foreground appearing to read the code for the conquered. Back: Illustration of a serviceman in a hand-held test tube is accompanied by text giving points about identifying and preparing to pick a civilian job after discharge from the service.

Photograph of the ruins of a building, taken immediately after the German surrender on May 8, 1945. The ground is strewn with rubble and dirt, and people stand to the right.

Photograph of soldiers standing in front of a tall building after the German surrender on May 8, 1945.

Photograph of a street scene after the German surrender on May 8, 1945. To the right, two girls carry a bucket between them. A group of people gather in front of a building in the background, and two lines of soldiers behind the fence on the left.

Photograph of a street scene taken immediately after the German surrender in May of 1945. A large group of soldiers is visible on the left side of the road. On the right side, two men work outside a shop, and behind them civilians line the street.

Photograph of a group of people standing together immediately after the German surrender on May 8, 1945. Buildings and a fence can be seen in the background.

Photograph of people on the road after the German surrender on May 8, 1945. A man and woman standing with their cart occupy the foreground. There are several people on foot and another woman with a cart behind them. Buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of soldiers posing outside a building on VE Day in Germany.

Photograph of three unidentified soldiers on VE Day in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. The one on the left sits with bottles in front of him, while the other two stand on the steps outside a building.

Photograph of German prisoners of war walking in a column in Wurzburg, Germany. There are other soldiers and a truck on the road. Buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of a hole in the turret of a tank.

Photograph of Sergeant Walter Lehman with a gun at his side. There is a building in the background.

Photograph of Henry Taylor standing among the debris of a house in Giebelstadt, Germany.

Photograph of six soldiers celebrating VE Day in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. Jacob Gotfryd is in the middle holding a spoon.

Photograph of groups of soldiers standing in formation in a field. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "494th AFA Bn in formation at Gerstetten, Germany on July 8, 1945."

Letter to Cecile from her father about politics, his opinions on totalitarianism in business, and the possibility that it is becoming a trend in modern businesses.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing why he has not been writing and enclosing a call for a meeting with subjects of interest marked and discussing the application for a canal line.