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Private Papers of Private Purkey Letter Thread
A soldier writes Harriet about reading magazines approved by the army, listing titles from Better Homes and Gardens to National Geographic and House and Garden, and jokes about their incongruous placements in camp. The missive includes wartime banter with Tojo and Shimada dialogue and a brief chronology nod to Fortress Europe across decades.
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Harriet
Cis
National Geographic
House
Garden
Aston
Shimada
Tojo
White Mouse
Toja
Pearl Harbor
Eves