Post-war
For the 2006 M. Ward album, see Post-War. For the 2005 Tony Judt book, see Postwar (book). A French family returns to their village, Buron, northwest of Caen, which was completely destroyed during fighting, July 18, 1944 A post-war period or postwar period is the interval immediately following the end of a war. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum, when a war between the same parties resumes at a later date (e.g., the period between World War I and World War II). By contrast, a post-war period marks the cessation of conflict entirely. In Western usage, references to the post-war era or postwar era (sometimes capitalized) usually refer to the time since the end of World War II, although many nations involved in the Second World War have been involved in wars since. Contents 1 Post-war 1.1 Chronology of the post-World War II era 1.2 Cold War era 2 See also 3 References Post-war Chronology of the post-World War II era The term "post-war" can ha...