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The Car That Saved Ford
This June 14, 1948 LIFE participated in the introductory campaign of the first newly designed Ford since the beginning of WWII. The company was a key part of “The Arsenal of Democracy” during the...
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War Brides, Army Football & Atomic Fury
The bittersweet taste of war and victory is in the air as America transitions into peace on Nov. 19, 1945. Vivacious Rita Daigle is on the LIFE cover displaying wide belts on her 21 inch waist. Just...
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Czechoslovakia 1948: Communist Treachery
Czechoslovakia was founded in 1918 as one of the successor states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The multi-ethnic state saw democracy flower until the country was betrayed in 1938 by the Allies at...
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China Civil War; Cold Kingdom; The Faded Phenom
The February 24, 1947 LIFE lead story is titled, U.S. Reaches End of Line in China. The U.S. had sent General George C. Marshall on a mission of mediation between Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist...
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1948 London Olympics: “The Austerity Games”
When the Olympic Games came to London in 1948 the city was still reeling from the destruction of WWII. Rationing remained in force and many people were left homeless. Yet the city and country rose to...
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