this was a time when folks still read books
no television (yet)
no video games (yet)
no smart phones (yet)
the population was still curious about the world
so what did they read?
Norman Mailer
The Naked and the Dead
World War II
South Pacific
Anopopei (fictional island)
Americans killing Japanese and Japanese killing Americans
Japanese soldier shot while smoking (eyes closed)
homosexual feelings (between soldiers)
men die and are sent back home
those who survive talk about the future
after all is said and done
the military industrial complex goes on
number one best seller
later a hit movie
Hollywood
Aldo Ray and Barbara Nichols
Cliff Robertson
technicolor
still relevant
same old story
nothing learned from past mistakes
