The American military weekly magazine Yank was published by the US Armed Forces during World War II. The publication aimed to inform military personnel serving abroad and maintain their fighting spirit. The magazine became an important document of the mass culture of that era. Key features of the publication: materials were written and edited exclusively by soldiers and sergeants. Officers were allowed to act only as technical advisors, which excluded strict official censorship. The magazine was produced in 21 printing houses around the world (including London, Paris, Hawaii, Cairo, and Tokyo), closer to the places where the troops were deployed. At the peak of its popularity, the weekly circulation exceeded 2.5 million copies. Each issue published full-page photographs of popular actresses and models of the time (such as Rita Hayworth, Jane Russell, and Lauren Bacall). Soldiers cut out these pages and hung them on the walls of barracks and dugouts.
In a soft gray-red cover. The title is in white font on a red background. In the center is a German tank against a snowy forest background. Issue No. 36 dated February 18, 1945. Twelve yellowed sheets with double-sided black-and-white printing with article texts and photos (illustrative material). Contains information from the battlefields on the Western and Eastern Fronts in Europe, reports on combat operations in the Pacific Theater, artistic essays on military successes, international reviews, news from the home front, information on the work of the military-industrial complex, sports digests, and humor.