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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES
This Weapon in Your Hand … Liberty means all the pleasures we take for granted; cheap newspapers, magazines, books, cars, radios and movies. … Gilbert Seldes 17
Balance Sheet on Bataan … The military gains of MacArthur’s brave men easily justified their losses but their real feat was in morale. … Frederic S. Marquardt 18
Victory by Tank Warfare … The ability to give and take hard blows has been proved more essential for tanks than speed. … Brig. General Henry J. Reilly, O.R.C. 24
The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner … Through the smoke of battle, Francis Scott Key saw the American flag still waved, hence that freedom lived. … Will Schaber 28
Our Own New Order … Having won the war, America must lead in developing resources for peace, seeing the world has no unemployed. … Martin Torrence 33
Blue Print for War Wit … It matters not what our soldiers and civilians laugh at, the point is that laughing people always win a fight. … Robert O. Foote 36
Other Things Besides Fight … Army construction is pushing back Western and Alaskan frontiers while thousands of men learn specialized jobs. … Richard L. Neuberger 39
The Sedentary Cannoneers … This famous French artillery formation, over four centuries old, decorated by Napoleon, still defends Free France. … Tom Mahoney 40
Rubber on the Rebound … Present stock may fill military needs this year and next till superhuman efforts for synthetic rubber production under way. … Bill Caldwell 46
Goldbricks, Front and Center! … Peacetime army officers who can’t keep pace of mechanized warfare live in terror of Form 66. … Kent Sagendorf 50
Two Good Neighbors … Down near the Rio Grande social discrimination against dark-skinned Mexicans destroys Pan-American unity. … Hart Stilwell 54
Total Camouflage for Total War … Citing the need for a more flexible type of camouflage since obviously guns and tanks don’t stand still. … Salvador Dali 65
Can We Take It? … Only yesterday our forefathers fought for and achieved the liberty of this country, and Americans will do it again. … Curt Riess 72
New Pennsycchusetts Has Everything … Request for day trip from 48 states brings pep talks on sunshine, hospitality, fish, history, glamour girls. … David H. Beetle 95
DEPARTMENTS
Contributors: Backstage with Esquire … Look-see at the writers. 6
Correspondence: The Sound and the Fury … Our friends and critics. 10
The Lively Arts: Open Letter to George Jean Nathan … To enlighten Dotty Thompson. … Gilbert Seldes 60
Books: Esquire’s Five-Minute Shelf … Read Islandia to appreciate New York. … William Lyon Phelps 68
Potables: Sea Wolf’s Soother … Planter’s Punch and Runt’s Ambition. … Lawton Mackall 77
Theatre: First Nights & Passing Judgments … Glamour girls of Broadway. … George Jean Nathan 79
Edibles: Man the Kitchenette … Lunch at the army school for cooks. … Iles Brody 89
Wearables: Conserve Your Clothes … They can take it if you’ll take these hints. … O. E. Schoeffler 100
FICTION
Long, Lonesome Road … Joe was a little drunk that night in Louisville and he kept wondering if the other soldier was trying to snub him. … E. G. Morris 21
Only One Guy … He’d been in the army long enough to know women were plentiful but wasn’t letting any tailormade Louie grab his girl. … Louis Zara 34
A Child’s World … Corporal Hyler said the best way for the four non-coms to entertain the colonel’s son was to be like children again. … Louis Paul 44
The Inn of the Insurable Thirst … There in the country of Rabelais, on an ancient wall, some French soldier had written: “to be free or die.” … George Slocombe 48
My Uncle Poldé … He couldn’t understand America where common people had an air of nobility surer than royalty back in Slovenia. … Frank Mlakar 56
Scrimshanker Jones … The mate had been painting Jones’s knee with iodine for several months, but somehow it mysteriously refused to get well. … Guy Jackson 71
So Still the World … He was too sensitive about his deafness to ask for an explanation but it seemed he was lunching with ghosts. … Oscar Schisgall 146
GAMES
Your Chances at Craps … How to make sure of getting at least an even break. … Michael M. Osser 82
Fun with a Checker Board … Six tough problems and a fast game called Persian checkers. … Alfred I. Tooke 84
Turning the Tables on Tokio … Learn Japanese for sleuthing now and gloating later. … Robert W. Marks 91
POETRY
Daniel’s Three-Way Gig … A War Sermon by Elder Johnson. … Roark Bradford 25
PERSONALITIES
MacArthur in Sports … Love for sports has helped make him a leader of men. … Thom Yates 27
PICTORIAL FEATURES
Cover Design … Modeled by L. S. Soderstrom 15
MacArthur in Australia … Painting by Arthur Szyk 16
Washington Crossing the Delaware … Painting by William Pachner 29
The Star-Spangled Banner … Painting by Grant Wood 31
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere … Painting by Grant Wood 64
Do Your Eyes Have It? … Camouflage exercises. … by Salvador Dali 73
Invasion … Courtesy of Associated American Artists. Painting by Thomas Hart Benton 74
The Varga Girl … Victory Song. … Verse by Phil Stack; Painting by Varga 75
Declaration of Independence … Panel Design by William Pachner; Frame by Harold Kramer 97
Betty Grable … In 20th Century-Fox’s Footlight Serenade. … Photograph by Hurrell 98
The Scotch Terrier … A staunch and stoical friend. … Photograph by Henry Waxman 107
SPORTS
Football for Morale … Military men find football best builder of teamwork so college coaches now stress getting every boy in the game. … Clark Shaughnessy 22
Sports Champions, Ahoy! … Admiral John Downes, Commandant of “Great Lakes,” toughens his gobs for rigorous sea service by training in athletics. … Leo Fischer 43
The Sporting Scene … The navy’s pre-flight training includes a tough athletic program for boys who are planning to play for keeps. … Herb Graffis 53
Soldier, Sink or Swim … Describing proper strokes, breathing, life saving, other emergency measures useful for this war on water. … E. W. McGillivray 59
The Esquire Sports Poll … Active sports voted best training for soldiers and physical culture approved for elementary schools. … Herb Graffis & Ralph Cannon 80
TRENDS IN DRESS
New Clothes, Accessories, sketched by Saalburg, Goodman, Hughes, Fellows, beginning on page 118