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War Bride Debate Brings Spare Nations to Crisis
A wartime essay by Madame Hannebique argues against war brides claiming breeding for cannon fodder harms Europe. She recalls romance with actor Robert Loraine, cites losses and visions of a child left fatherless, and urges women to resist becoming war brides for a stronger postwar generation.
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