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A Soldier Learns America Before Pearl Harbor
A wartime guide describes the United States as seen by a returning service member. It contrasts American landscapes, housing, roads, and daily life with wartime realities, noting rationing, gas cards, and shortages while praising home comforts and the vast continental expanse. It warns natives may demand stories of suffering and war exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Pearl Harbor
Texas
Golden Gate
Pacific
Miss Liberty
Grandfather Mountain
North Carolina
Diamond Head
Buffalo
Chicago
France
Mississippi River
Nile
North
South Pacific
South Atlantic
Mediterranean