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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

• No Rules in a Dog Fight
  Pleasant American boys, brought up to fight fair, learn a bitter new lesson when they close with the Japanese.
  Robert L. Scott, Jr. — 29

• After the Duration Plus Six
  If fighting Joe were given two wishes besides victory, they wouldn’t be to slug a slacker nor to eat ice cream.
  James Waxmont — 30

• Conquest of the English Channel
  Recounting the classic feat of Gertrude Ederle whose secret weapon against a stormy sea was will power.
  Paul Gallico — 36

• The Unforgettable Richard Hillary
  This pilot who loved and fought with all the ardor of his great soul gave more than most men for liberty.
  Anonymous — 41

• Everybody Reads the Comics
  Blondie, Orphan Annie, Popeye and other favorite funnies wield a tremendous influence in their own peculiar way.
  Fred Rodell — 50

• How to Read a Mind
  Richard Himber, who knows some tricks besides leading a band, says Dunninger is just a sleight-of-hand artist.
  Maurice Zolotow — 55

• Lizzie Takes to the Air
  When every bloke is a pilot the heavens will roar with traffic, and a dropped sandwich may mean sudden death.
  C. C. Campbell — 58

• Melodrama in the Forties
  Many Western places tell their story through such names as Knife Creek, Gospel Gulch, Gold Hill and Poker Flat.
  George Stewart — 100

DEPARTMENTS

• Correspondence: The Sound and the Fury
  Introducing the sweet singer of the Pacific — 10

• Contributors: Backstage with Esquire
  Regarding this month’s writers — 24

• The Lively Arts: The State of the World
  Concerning Hollywood’s political banners
  Gilbert Seldes — 66

• Education: Esquire’s Ready-to-Speak French I
  Vocabulary through soundwriting
  Frank Henius — 74

• Jazz: The Rhythm Section
  On uptunes vs. real jazz
  Paul Eduard Miller & Leonard Feather — 84

• Anecdotes: Going the Rounds with Esquire
  Strictly drawing room
  Paul Gallico — 88

• Opinion: This Man’s World
  A purring career woman named Limpy
  Lawton Mackall — 95

• Potables: On the Progress of Pomona
  Our wines and liqueurs do the deity proud
  George Jean Nathan — 96

• Theatre: First Nights & Passing Judgments
  Harvey hits the critical jackpot
  Iles Brody — 98

• Edibles: Man the Kitchenette
  Cookbooks for recipes and for fun
  O. E. Schoeffler — 107

• Wearables: A Line on Collars
  Shirt shopping reduced to a formula
  O. E. Schoeffler — 107

• Discs: Esquire on the Record
  Introducing Feature and a hot Red Seal
  Gilbert Seldes — 114

FICTION

• The Night Bus to Atlanta
  The girl and the soldier had different destinations, and who could guess when Fate would allow them to meet again
  Brendan Gill — 32

• Friend of the Obergruppenfuehrer
  The Allied invasion threw the local Gestapo into such chaos they didn’t act according to Himmler
  Curt Riess — 34

• Fall of the House of Fanning
  It was a sad day for his only relatives when Tom Fanning, wealthy playboy, made a wise, happy marriage
  C. P. Donnel, Jr. — 42

• Survival of the Cunning
  The Eskimo guide considered the sergeant who insisted on ploughing through the snowstorm both cruel and crazy
  Frank Herbert — 56

• The True Course of Justice
  When a movie script writer is called to court as a witness, he naturally knows all the devastating answers
  Milt Gross — 64

• My Regards to Morpheus
  Dreaming of his first day home, a soldier finds his wife much too understanding, the postwar world too wonderful
  Max Shulman — 71

• For the Sake of a Plane
  The fighter ship had spelled death to too many pilots, so they made one last dangerous test
  Robert Gold — 90

SEMI-FICTION

• Black Sheep No. Six: Harrison Barr
  Profile of a Greenwich Village playwright
  Theodore Dreiser — 49

PERSONALITIES

• A Human Sort of Artist
  Sam Rosenberg’s paintings show ever wider horizons
  Harry Salpeter — 83

PICTORIAL FEATURES

• Ederle’s Conquest of the Channel
  Painted especially for Esquire
  Steve Dohanos — 37

• Varga Girl
  Lady of Letters
  Verse by Phil Stack; Painting by Varga — 39

• American Beauties: Western Style
  Lois Collier
  Photograph by Hurrell — 53

• The Esquire Canteen
  Joan Tetzel
  Photograph by Anton Bruehl — 54

• American Beauties: Eastern Style
  Leslie Venable
  Photograph by Elliot Clarke — 59

• Among Hollywood’s Nebulae
  Jean Staff
  Photograph by Henry Waxman — 62

• Broadway for the Boys
  “Gay Paree in New York”
  Photograph by George Serebryakoff — 67

• Hollywood… Set to Music
  A good Little Indian, Pat Clark
  Photograph by Henry Waxman — 70

• Esquiregraph No. 5 — Samuel Goldwyn
  Photocollage by Ravitz-Palazzo — 79

• Cartoon Spread
  The Ominous Ides of March
  Drawings by D. McKay — 80

• A Group of Six Paintings
  Courtesy of Associated American Artists’ Gallery
  by Sam Rosenberg — 82

• Bell’s Airacomet
  Jet-propelled Army plane
  Painting by Alexander Leydenfrost — 91

• Red Cross Rally
  Needing no introduction
  Painting by Leslie Saalburg — 94

SPORTS

• After the Shooting Comes Sport
  The Clark-McCormick plan for servicemen
  Herb Graffis — 44

• Bowldom’s Boy Wonder Grows Up
  The career of a champion kegler, Joe Norris
  Steve Crouchon — 52

• The Preacher and the Farmer
  Of the runner Gil Dodds and his coach Lloyd Hahn
  Floyd Olds — 63

• The Sporting Scene
  If you’re looking for thrills, try hunting the Manjwari
  Jack Miley — 72

• Bellwether of Jacob’s Beach
  Ray Arcel has survived 5,000 brawls unscathed
  Jack Miley — 73

BRIEFS

• Done Any Good Reading Lately?
  How to restore glamor to your marriage
  Parke Cummings — 31

• Technician Third Grade, à la Carte
  A high-living, quick-thinking sergeant
  Joseph Wechsberg — 35

• Tannhauser Carried a Torch
  Revealing Grand Opera’s burning theme is love
  Robert E. Harlow — 77

• My Scene with Samuel Goldwyn
  Viewing the great producer from the inside
  Bob Hope — 78

• The Adventures of Old Hep
  He waded bravely ashore, his typewriter in his teeth
  Harry F. Nye — 89

TRENDS IN DRESS

• Clothes and Accessories
  by Ravitz, Fenton, Fellows and Murley — beginning on 104