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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES
Land Free for the Brave — Soldiers and Spars, Marines, WACs and Tars, may carve out a homestead in Alaska or any of twenty-five states. — Eugene Swan, Jr. — 37
My Husband Is No Gentleman — Answering the girl who wrote My Wife Is a Lady, this anonymous lady presents a candid picture of her mate. — Anonymous — 38
The Stubborn Man — The other men could not let Joe Martinez go up the hill and into hell alone and thus it was that we took Attu. — Paul Gallico — 40
The Target Is Germany — Anything less than perfection from the navigator means death or capture and thousands of dollars down the drain. — Walter McCallum — 45
The Twilight of a God — Kaiser Wilhelm, villain of World War I, ended his days in comfort, tolerated by a forgiving press. — Sidney Carroll — 48
Heroes of the Inland Seas — Commending the seamen who strive in peril and obscurity carrying precious ore and grain through the Great Lakes. — John Martin — 56
Dade and His Command — For the first time in the annals of our Army an entire command of trained soldiers was annihilated by Indians. — A. C. M. Azoy — 60
Saxophone’s Hundredth Birthday — Adolphe Sax’s horn was almost laughed out of France before it became the soul of American jazz music. — Robert Coffin — 67
DEPARTMENTS
Correspondence: The Sound and the Fury — One ballot wide open to servicemen — 10
Contributors: Backstage with Esquire — Here lie our contributors — 32
The Lively Arts: Guaranteed Innocent Praise — Dedicated to Jane Froman and others — Gilbert Seldes — 78
Theatre: First Nights & Passing Judgments — A halt for the Voice of the Turtle — George Jean Nathan — 88
Potables: Our Vines Have Sun-Kissed Grapes — A willing vintner in California — Lawton Mackall — 95
Books: Esquire’s Five-Minute Shelf — Viewing the clay feet of George M. Cohan — Bennett Cerf — 96
Camp Humor: Goldbricking with Esquire — Laughs from leathernecks, doughboys, tars — Bruce Patterson — 98
Edibles: Man the Kitchenette — On rice as the Greeks have it in happier days — Iles Brody — 100
Wearables: Cherish Your Hats — On the care and sustaining of felts — O. E. Schoeffler — 107
Discs: Esquire on the Record — Commenting on some good buys and best sellers — Gilbert Seldes — 114
FICTION
Early Our Song Shall Rise — As the lieutenant waited in the assault gun, for no particular reason he remembered the words of the hymn. — Lt. Guido DeAngelis — 46
The Wheel Named Prudence — When Harvey had told his story to the jury they gave him a decree of not guilty by reason of insanity. — Alan Nelson — 54
The Cowboy Sang Soprano — Even a greenhorn whose voice could soothe those steers on night guard wasn’t a hand to be passed lightly by. — George Milburn — 59
13,000 Feet to Richmond — “Navy 2481, this is Richmond Radio,” he said slowly and distinctly into the mike. “Get the hell out of here”. — Robert Gold — 62
The Slave with a Magic Charm — Workers in the sugar cane marvelled at this Negro who walked right down the road, unafraid of the patrol. — Edwin Lanham — 68
Money Don’t Spend in the Stir — This old-timer in the clink called Soapy said that parole and record clerks could put me on the bricks easy. — Chester B. Himes — 75
The White Shark’s Dilemma — Carcharodon smelled blood and then he saw a disturbance on the water just ahead of the small freighter. — S. Robert Russell — 76
PERSONALITIES
Blatas: Artist as Parent — At thirty-five Arbit Blatas has buried his boyhood memories of famine, pogrom, bombardment and evacuation. — Harry Salpeter — 83
PICTORIAL FEATURES
Cover Design — Pocahontas, Southern Style — Modeled by L. S. Soderstrom — 41
The Private Who Led the Attack — Painted especially for Esquire — by John Falter — 43
The Varga Girl — Patriotic Gal — Verse by Phil Stack; Painting by Varga — 57
The Esquire Canteen — Marina Svetlova in Carmen — Photograph by Anton Bruehl — 58
American Beauties, Western Style — Maria Montez — Photograph by George Hurrell — 63
Among Hollywood’s Nebulae — Carole Mathews — Photograph by Henry Waxman — 64
American Beauties, Eastern Style — Poni Adams — Photograph by Jon Abbot — 66
Stage Door Esquire — Garnered from What’s Up — Photograph by George Serbryakoff — 79
Broadway for the Boys — Mary Martin in One Touch of Venus — Photograph by Jon Abbot — 80
Hollywood… Set to Music — Ann Sheridan — Photograph by Buddy Longworth — 82
Four Paintings — From Associated American Artists, New York City — by Arbit Blatas — 91
Old Time Songs — A Bicycle Built for Two — Design by Staples-Smith; Photograph by Sidney Ravitz — 92
One World Is Enough — Portfolio of Cartoons — Painted by Howard Baer — 94
Identification of United States and British Naval Officers — Painted by Leslie Saalburg — 94
Chennault’s Flying Tiger — Exploits of the P-40 — Painting by Alexander Leydenfrost — 160
SPORTS
The Yankee from Georgia — On the pitching strategy of Spud Chandler — Ernie Harwell & F. M. Williams — 53
Covering the Fight at Carson — Corbett vs. Fitzsimmons; Pulitzer vs. Hearst — Richard G. Lillard — 70
War Birds That Swim — Enrollees in Army Air Corps learn to swim for survival — C. L. Sawin — 84
The Esquire Sports Poll — Five questions from Lt. Comdr. Dempsey — Herb Graffis & Ralph Cannon — 86
Sportdom’s Scapegoat Talks Back — A racing editor speaks for the turf fans — Rip Newborn — 90
BRIEFS
The Sporting Scene — International games won’t cement the brotherhood of man — Herb Graffis — 108
Air Knights of the V.C. — Of British flyers wearing the coveted Victoria Cross — Arch Whitehouse — 110
Handy Andy Pafko — About the most promising major league rookie of the year — Braven Dyer — 158
TRENDS IN DRESS
Clothes and Accessories, sketched by Goodman, Fellows and Hughes — beginning on page 104