Autographed copies are available at Peregrine Book Co.,
Prescott, Ariz in the local author’s section
POSTERS OF THE WORLD WAR II ERA
I remember
seeing the posters promoting citizen participation on the home front during
WWII.
These posters encouraged the greater public to become involved in war production and growing victory gardens.
They persuaded folks to collect and turn in old newspapers and metal, including
nylon stockings for recycling.
There were posters to make citizens aware of the presence of
enemy spies among the populace, and urged people not to openly discuss any
knowledge they have of military or defense operations. Hence, the adage, loose lips sink ships.
Posters encouraged
people to drive less and conserve gasoline so that more could be available for
the military. Patriotism became the central theme of advertising throughout the
war. Large-scale campaigns were launched to sell war bonds, promote efficiency
in factories, and maintain civilian morale.
TIME LINE FOR: JUNE-- Click on ["More"] for links to additional historical facts.
Blues In The Night [ TUNE IN ] Besame Mucho [TUNE IN] I'll Never Smile Again [TUNE IN] When I Grow Too Old To Dream [ CLICK HERE ] Along The Navajo Trail [LISTEN]
You Belong To My Heart [ TUNE IN ] 1940's music collection [ LISTEN IN ]
MOVIES OF THE 40'S YOU CAN VIEW Just click on [WATCH]:
State Fair [WATCH] Julia Ross [WATCH]
RADIO BROADCASTS OF THE ERA [CLICK HERE TO LISTEN] ( After making a selection, some audio may take a few moments to begin)
MORE RADIO SHOWS INCLUDING DRAMA, COMEDY, ECT. [ TUNE IN HERE ]
WWII Aircraft history: Whistling Death, The Corsair [CLICK HERE]
A COLLECTION OF 1944 RADIO AND NEWSREELS [CLICK HERE ]
WW2 AIRCRAFT NOSE ART : (See note below pertaining to "Pop ups and ads ) Enjoy the Big Band sound along with the visual. [ CLICK HERE TO VIEW ]
WHAT BOOKS PEOPLE WERE READING IN THE 1940'S. Just click on [BOOK TITLE ]
THE PEARL by John Steinbeck, ANIMAL FARM AND 1984 by George Orwell
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Hemingway, GRAPES OF WRATH by Steinbeck
ON THE HOME FRONT
ARIZONA'S AREA 51, CAMP BOUSE An Army Desert Training Facility of the 1940's
SELECTED SITES OF INTEREST:
The Smart Site for Kittens [Click here]
WWII memoir t-shirts [ Click here ]
Oil Paintings by L. C. Herst [ lcherst.com]
U.S. and Southwest History A facebook site: [ Click here ]
TIME LINE FOR: JUNE-- Click on ["More"] for links to additional historical facts.
WARNING: SOME LINKS MAY CONTAIN ADS
JUNE
1940
June 10 Italy declares war on Britain and France. U.S. switches from neutrality to supporting the Allies
June 14 German troops enter Paris [MORE on German Victory over France]
June 28 Congress passes the Alien Registration Act (the Smith Act) which requires aliens to register and be fingerprinted. [MORE ON SMITH ACT]
1941
June 22 German troops invade Soviet Russia [MORE ON OPERATION BARBAROSSA]
1942
June 6 In reprisal for the May 29 assassination of German Deputy Gestapo chief and "Protector" of Czechoslovakia, Reinhard Heydrich, German troops attempt to execute every male in the Czech village of Lidice (Bohemia), and they then set fire to the village [READ MORE]
June
28, FBI captures German agents that landed by U-boat on Long Island
[ MORE on German Agents]
More than 600 people are
massacred by German troops in the French town of Oradour-sur-Glane. While the
men are shot immediately, the women and children are locked in a church the
alter of which is set on fire; those who try to escape the flames are
shot. [MORE TO READ]
SONGS OF THE TIME: To listen, just click on the [TUNE IN ]
I'll Be Seeing You, [CLICK TO LISTEN]
JUNE
1940
June 10 Italy declares war on Britain and France. U.S. switches from neutrality to supporting the Allies
June 14 German troops enter Paris [MORE on German Victory over France]
June 28 Congress passes the Alien Registration Act (the Smith Act) which requires aliens to register and be fingerprinted. [MORE ON SMITH ACT]
1941
June 22 German troops invade Soviet Russia [MORE ON OPERATION BARBAROSSA]
June 6 In reprisal for the May 29 assassination of German Deputy Gestapo chief and "Protector" of Czechoslovakia, Reinhard Heydrich, German troops attempt to execute every male in the Czech village of Lidice (Bohemia), and they then set fire to the village [READ MORE]
June
21 German field marshal Rommel’S troops capture Tobruk, in Libya [MORE ON TOBUK]
1944
June
6 "D-Day": The Allied invasion of Europe [ MORE ON D-DAY]
June 10
SONGS OF THE TIME: To listen, just click on the [TUNE IN ]
I'll Be Seeing You, [CLICK TO LISTEN]
Blues In The Night [ TUNE IN ] Besame Mucho [TUNE IN] I'll Never Smile Again [TUNE IN] When I Grow Too Old To Dream [ CLICK HERE ] Along The Navajo Trail [LISTEN]
You Belong To My Heart [ TUNE IN ] 1940's music collection [ LISTEN IN ]
SOME POPULAR MOVIES OF THE TIME PERIOD:
Lifeboat
(1944) - National
Velvet (1944) - Since You Went Away (1044) - Life Boat (1944)
State Fair [WATCH] Julia Ross [WATCH]
LIST OF POPULAR RADIO SHOWS
Doc Savage (action) - Dragnet (police) - Alan Young Show (comedy) - Gang Busters (police)
The Great Gildersleeve (comedy) - Hopalong Cassidy (western) - Terry and the Pirates (serial)
Portia Faces Life (soap opera) - Death Valley Days (western) - The Whistler (weird mystery)RADIO BROADCASTS OF THE ERA [CLICK HERE TO LISTEN] ( After making a selection, some audio may take a few moments to begin)
MORE RADIO SHOWS INCLUDING DRAMA, COMEDY, ECT. [ TUNE IN HERE ]
WWII Aircraft history: Whistling Death, The Corsair [CLICK HERE]
A COLLECTION OF 1944 RADIO AND NEWSREELS [CLICK HERE ]
WW2 AIRCRAFT NOSE ART : (See note below pertaining to "Pop ups and ads ) Enjoy the Big Band sound along with the visual. [ CLICK HERE TO VIEW ]
WHAT BOOKS PEOPLE WERE READING IN THE 1940'S. Just click on [BOOK TITLE ]
THE PEARL by John Steinbeck, ANIMAL FARM AND 1984 by George Orwell
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Hemingway, GRAPES OF WRATH by Steinbeck
ON THE HOME FRONT
ARIZONA'S AREA 51, CAMP BOUSE An Army Desert Training Facility of the 1940's
SELECTED SITES OF INTEREST:
The Smart Site for Kittens [Click here]
WWII memoir t-shirts [ Click here ]
Oil Paintings by L. C. Herst [ lcherst.com]
U.S. and Southwest History A facebook site: [ Click here ]
