WWII: The American Home Front

[Gerald]

Shipping Out!

New York's Penn Station is the site of this 1942 farewell kiss, a scene reenacted thousands of times in train stations across America during the war.

http://www.life.com/image/72430810/in-gallery/22976/wwii-the-american-home-front

[the_tyrant]

You know, back then when 2000 Americans died at pearl harbor, the whole country mobilized for war
But now, even 9/11 could not convince (most of) the american public to support the war against terror

[Gerald]

This is a picture sequence how it was during WWII, and not what happened some 70 years later, a picture story and not on terror on 9 / 11

[Betonov]

Rosie the Riveter, my kind a woman :D

[Ducimus]

You know, back then when 2000 Americans died at pearl harbor, the whole country mobilized for war
But now, even 9/11 could not convince (most of) the american public to support the war against terror

Different time, different place, different circumstances, different generation.

[Weiss Pinguin]

Different time, different place, different circumstances, different generation.
Different enemy too.

[Oberon]

Different enemy too.

One could chart some similarities between the two though, at a base level, suicide attacks, fanaticism, so forth.

[Weiss Pinguin]

One could chart some similarities between the two though, at a base level, suicide attacks, fanaticism, so forth.
But not as well defined, I would say. Pearl harbor was attacked by the country of Japan, whereas 9/11 was done by terrorists, or one could even say a relifion. Declaring war on a country strikes me as being more focused than war on terror as a whole. :hmmm:

But that's just me, and we,re getting off topic.

[Gerald]

WP! You have a point....

[Oberon]

But not as well defined, I would say. Pearl harbor was attacked by the country of Japan, whereas 9/11 was done by terrorists, or one could even say a relifion. Declaring war on a country strikes me as being more focused than war on terror as a whole. :hmmm:

But that's just me, and we,re getting off topic.

At the risk of taking this topic further off topic, in which case I am willing to stop after this post, but I do agree with you. Furthermore, I find the concept of declaring war on an idea (terrorism) or even a religion to be somewhat hard to follow.

Anyway /off topic. :yep:

[Gerald]

Oberon! This item is out of the picture already so feel free, :D

[Weiss Pinguin]

More home front goodness: Hollywood Beauties Pitch In (http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/23042/wwii-hollywood-beauties-pitch-in)

:D

[Gerald]

Saw them at yesterday's, good photo :salute: