Marred by the harsh realities of war, 1940 was a year filled with turmoil and uncertainty. With WWII now looming over much of ...

Emerson's Patriot Radio, model FC-400, made in 1940 Philadelphia Museum of Art In the popular imagination, the 1940s were dominated by sacrifice at home and violence abroad as World War II raged on.

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The secret wartime diaries of a young woman are giving new insight into life in Brisbane in the 1940s, describing the day peace was declared and the city's busy social scene with American troops in ...