After years of austerity blackouts and rationing victory in europe arrived on 8 may 1945 yet as churchill said we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing a year later the victory parade was held in london in this jigsaw the mood of the second world war is captured through the printed material of this evocative time from humorous postcards to childrens games from hints for the garden front to tips on the kitchen front including a leaflet that suggested menus for holida