WWII: The American Home Front

Gerald · 10-26-10, 02:31 PM

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/i...can-home-front

the_tyrant · 10-26-10, 02:45 PM

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 · 10-26-10, 03:01 PM

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 · 10-26-10, 03:15 PM

Rosie the Riveter, my kind a woman

Ducimus · 10-26-10, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 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

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

Weiss Pinguin · 10-26-10, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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

Different enemy too.

Oberon · 10-26-10, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

Different enemy too.

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

Weiss Pinguin · 10-26-10, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

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.

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

Gerald · 10-27-10, 08:53 AM

WP! You have a point....

Oberon · 10-27-10, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

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.

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.

Gerald · 10-27-10, 10:59 AM

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

Weiss Pinguin · 10-27-10, 11:58 AM

More home front goodness: Hollywood Beauties Pitch In

Gerald · 10-27-10, 12:28 PM

Saw them at yesterday's, good photo

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