The Japanese people listen to the speech of Emperor Hirohito about the surrender of the country in World War II.
   Emperor Hirohito's speech was the first speech in Japanese history in which a monarch addressed the people directly; August 15, 1945.

 Hear it in disbelief

Volunteers who joined the Volkssturm receive weapons in Berlin. They have Steyr Mannlicher M1890 carbines in their hands; November 1944.

Neither too young nor too old

Princess Elizabeth of the British royal family stands next to a military truck of the British Auxiliary Territorial Service of which she was a serving member; 1945.