1947

Articles from 1947

‘Dark December” (The Commonweal, 1947)

This is the 1947 review of Robert Merrian’s history on the Battle of the Bulge, Dark December; the reviewer, T.E. Cassidy, had served as a U.S. Army intelligence officer in the Ardennes:

Merriam is at his best analyzing the actual confusion that was rampant from the very beginning of the German drive on December 16th. I know his handling is expert here, for I was in the midst of the chaos, and can vividly recall, for example, the blank stares I met at various headquarters when I would ask what road net was clear, and to what point. It was really no one’s fault, after the first day or two. People simply did not know what was happening. And it was days and days before there was any concerted agreement among the different levels as to just what was going on.

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‘Dark December” (The Commonweal, 1947)

This is the 1947 review of Robert Merrian’s history on the Battle of the Bulge, Dark December; the reviewer, T.E. Cassidy, had served as a U.S. Army intelligence officer in the Ardennes:

Merriam is at his best analyzing the actual confusion that was rampant from the very beginning of the German drive on December 16th. I know his handling is expert here, for I was in the midst of the chaos, and can vividly recall, for example, the blank stares I met at various headquarters when I would ask what road net was clear, and to what point. It was really no one’s fault, after the first day or two. People simply did not know what was happening. And it was days and days before there was any concerted agreement among the different levels as to just what was going on.

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Gowns (The Pathfinder Magazine, 1947)

The fashionable gowns will be one of two extremes: pencil slim or big skirted like a puff ball. Whatever its cut, its color may be anything from soft dove grey to something called satan red. Fabrics are rich and lustrous, particularly the nontarnishable metallic materials. Newest is aluminum, colored gold or silver and woven into lame or onto rayon or even wool in gleaming designs.

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Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…


Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

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Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…


Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947) Read More »

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…


Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947) Read More »

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…


Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947) Read More »

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…


Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947) Read More »