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