第二次世界大战是迄今为止人类历史上波及范围最广、持续时间最长、伤亡最为惨重的战争。最终,正义战胜了邪恶,和平取代了动乱。1945年8月15日,日本天皇以广播诏书的形式宣布无条件投降,作为此次战争的受害国——中国,在这场旷日持久的抗日战争中亦付出了惨痛的代价。历史需要铭记,时任上海联合画报社编辑的舒宗侨,在战争结束后不久,便于1946年9月整理出版了记录这场战争的图像新闻集,即《第二次世界大战画史》。2016年,时值《第二次世界大战画史》出 The Second World War is by far the most widely spread, the longest duration and the most tragic casualty in human history. Ultimately, justice prevailed over evil and peace replaced the turmoil. On August 15, 1945, the Japanese Emperor announced the unconditional surrender in the form of a broadcasting edict. As the victimized country of the war, China also paid a terrible price in this protracted anti-Japanese war. History needs to be borne in mind that Shu Zongqiao, who was editor in chief of the Shanghai United Pictorials, compiled and published the press series entitled “The History of World War II” shortly after the war ended in September 1946. In 2016, the value of “World War II history of painting” out