This year marks the 70th anniversary of several key dates in World War II, including the Liberation of Auschwitz (January 27, 1945), Victory in Europe (May 8), the bombings of Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9), and on August 15, the official end of the War, other known as Victory over Japan (August 14 or 15 depending on the time zone).
As we honor and remember those who were involved in World War II, remember that the library is a great resource in honoring VJ Day. And be sure and check out our VJ display in the reference room!

• Check out some of these books at the library:
  • Last to Die: A Defeated Empire, a Forgotten Mission, and the Last American Killed in World War II by Stephen Harding
  • Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese-American Internment in World War II by Richard Reeves
  • When Books Went to War : The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning
  • Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley with Ron Powers
  • Raising the Flag : How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in Wartime by Michael Burgan
  • Hiroshima by John Hersey
  • Hiroshima, Nagasaki : The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath by Paul Ham
  • Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
  • The Kissing Sailor: The Mystery Behind the Photo that Ended World War II by Lawrence Verria and George Galdorisi
  • The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
• Check out some of these movies and documentaries:
  Flags of our Fathers
  • Letters from Iwo Jima
  • The War
  • Hiroshima, Mon Amour
  • Iwo Jima: Red Blood, Black Sand
• Browse our copies of Life Magazine to read their coverage of the end of World War II.
• Read articles and view front pages from 1945 of The Boston Globe and The New York Times from the comfort of your home by using our historic newspaper subscription.
  • The New York Times VJ Day Front Page
  • The Boston Globe VJ Day Front Page
• National Archives World War II Records: Use this to locate Enlistment records, Prisoner of War records, and Japanese-American Internment and Relocation records.
• Search the Presidential Papers and World War II documents related to for Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.