1985+June

=Volume XX, Number 4, June 1985=

==A Special Issue on 1945==

Page 10 An overview of the pivotal year of 1945, which marked the end of World War II and the beginning of the nuclear age.
 * A Year in History** by Roy Hoopes

Page 20 Allied planning for the invasion of Germany was complicated by the differing basic viewpoints of the British and American commanders.
 * Drive for Berlin** by Dennis R. Karl

Page 28 During the closing weeks of the Pacific campaign, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed. Don McCall was one who survived the worst open-sea disaster in U.S. Navy history.
 * Lost at Sea** by Michael Mueller

Page 36 Once the war ended, veterans who expected to be sent home and discharged were instead retained on active duty overseas -- sparking a massive wave of protests.
 * Bring the Boys Home!** by Hedda Garza

Page 42 During 1945-46 surviving leaders of the Nazi regime were placed on trial by an international tribunal. A participant recalls the historic proceedings.
 * A Record of Horrors** by Walter T. Schonfeld

Page 50 Rationing and shortages were a part of daily life on the home front in 1945 -- one woman's trip from Ohio to Washington symbolizes these difficulties.
 * Peace was a Hershey Bar** by Gladys Dawson