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Untold Stories of WWII

New books with tales you’ve never heard before

Times Square on V-J Day at time of announcement of the Japanese surrender in 1945 / World-Telegram photo by Dick DeMarsico. WikiCommons

This weekend is the 75th anniversary of what used to be called V-J Day, for Victory over Japan, the day that ended World War II with Japan’s surrender. That term was later replaced by Victory Day, but the commemoration itself was phased out as Japan became an increasingly important ally. Today in the United…