Review of
Postcards From World War II: Sights and
Sentiments from the Second World War, by Robynn Clairday and
Matt Clairday, ISBN 0757001025
Five out of five stars
Angst and other emotions packed in a few sentences
When the United
States entered World War II, millions of men entered the service and went off
to fight and for some of them die a horrible death. The people left behind
lived in fear of getting the communication informing them of the demise of
their loved ones. In such an environment, even a brief communication from one
side to the other was uplifting and one of the best boosts of morale.
Most of the
messages on these actual postcards are simple, but that does not mean that they
did not have a profound impact on the recipients. The images on the postcards depict
scenes of military equipment to the base where the soldier was stationed to
cartoons lampooning military life. It was a very serious time, where the future
direction of the world was at stake. Yet, people still found time to inject
some simple humor and heartfelt feelings into their brief communications.
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