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This listing is for the original May 21, 1945 issue of LIFE magazine, Vol. 18, No. 21. The cover is Yousuf Karsh's famous portrait of Winston Churchill, known as The Roaring Lion, with the cover line Winston Churchill, Part I of a Close-Up by Charles J. V. Murphy and John Davenport. This issue was published just two weeks after the German surrender ended the war in include:
The Germans Sign the Surrender, including the surrender at Reims
London Goes Wild on V E Day
The Last Days in Berlin by Percy Knauth, with Hitler's stenographer telling the story of the Führer's last conferences and a photo of Hitler's Berchtesgaden home burning
Another Fascist Dies, with photos of partisans executing Mussolini's aide Achille Starace
The French Vote
The American Marianas by John Dos Passos, covering Guam and Saipan
The Lives of Winston Churchill, Part I by Charles J. V. Murphy and John Davenport
LIFE Goes to Some V E Day advertising includes a Lucky Strike "You said it! L.S./M.F.T." back cover, a Castle Films Victory Over Germany ad, DeSoto, Chrysler, Goodyear LifeGuards, Firestone Velon, Greyhound, Victor Red Seal Records with José Iturbi, Campbell's Scotch Broth with the Campbell Kid, Swan Soap, General Electric, 7 Up, Philip Morris, Canadian Club, Nesbitt's, Yardley, Colgate, and W. L. Douglas magazine shows toning and light edge and spine wear. One interior page has a tear running down from the top edge near the gutter. Please refer to all photos for Magazine · 1945 · May 21 1945 · Winston Churchill · Yousuf Karsh · Roaring Lion · World War II · WWII · V E Day · German Surrender · Reims · Last Days in Berlin · Hitler · John Dos Passos · Lucky Strike · 1940s Advertising · Vintage Magazine
