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December 2, 2020
The Time Capsule series has been a very entertaining read. As mentioned in earlier reviews, I love the snapshot that it gives with regards to culture, language, the Arts, and on life itself in 1943.
While WWII was certainly important and influences much of society, it was not the only thing in the news. One topic I found interesting was the debate over whether or not Esquire magazine and its (at the time) racy pictures drawn by artist Alberto Varga.
Another interesting article was on the use of penicillin as a miracle drug in curing the many wounds incurred in combat.
Finally, I find the marriages, death and milestone sections a fun read. Such as a notice that Mickey Rooney (22) and Ava Gardner (20) got divorced after 16 months of marriage and that Orson Welles married Rita Hayworth were married, each for the second time.
Overall, I like the look at culture back in the 1940s as it was the beginning of what has been seen as "the Greatest Generation" because it defeated the Nazis. These books are great bathroom readers because the sections are typically short and can be read over many sittings. It was well worth the time spent reading.
While WWII was certainly important and influences much of society, it was not the only thing in the news. One topic I found interesting was the debate over whether or not Esquire magazine and its (at the time) racy pictures drawn by artist Alberto Varga.
Another interesting article was on the use of penicillin as a miracle drug in curing the many wounds incurred in combat.
Finally, I find the marriages, death and milestone sections a fun read. Such as a notice that Mickey Rooney (22) and Ava Gardner (20) got divorced after 16 months of marriage and that Orson Welles married Rita Hayworth were married, each for the second time.
Overall, I like the look at culture back in the 1940s as it was the beginning of what has been seen as "the Greatest Generation" because it defeated the Nazis. These books are great bathroom readers because the sections are typically short and can be read over many sittings. It was well worth the time spent reading.
August 23, 2018
An excellent and enjoyable selection of titbits from Time Magazine in a crucial war year; amidst the inevitable interesting revelations about well-known figures (Eisenhower's lucky coins) and events (Christopher Robin, AA Milne's son of "Pooh-bear" fame, being at Salerno) there is a host of delightful anecdotes - US soldiers in Pacific sending in part of a Japanese aircraft to a Bob Hope-hosted radio show in order to 'buy' a further song from a pretty singer, the 'trial' of Esquire magazine for obscenity ("it's moral boosting for the troops!"), labour troubles in American coal mining and a woman successfully cancelling leave for 2000 soldiers in revenge for being stood up.
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March 23, 2019I was born in 1943 and it was fascinating to get a picture of what the world was like for my parents then.
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