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Victory 1945: Canadians from War to Peacelooks back to this time of tremendous change when the country moved from a terrible war to a period of unrivaled prosperity. Combining an informative, richly detailed and anecdotal narrative with a stunning collection of over 200 evocative images--photographs drawn from public and private archives, war posters and art, advertising and government propaganda--it captures the hopes and fears of Canadians overseas and at home, working together in common cause.