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GUIDEPOST
By JOHN SELBY
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Books About the War—
The marines have not had their
Share of the millions of words
poured into the hundreds of war
books, which fact may or may
not have influenced Capt. W. P.
MoCahill to tell their story in
"First to Fight.” Mostly Captain
McCahill’s book concerns the ma
rines in this war, but he also has
provided a very brief sketch of
their history. and the illustations
include such unexpected (and
welcome) matter as plates in
colpr showing insignia, and even
the uniforms used from the
founding of the corps to the pres
ent. Marine exploits in the Pacific
area are emphasized, and there
are numerous illustrations by E.
Franklin Wittmark (McKay $2.50>
Howard Handleman’s “Bridgu
to Victory” is the story of the
reconquest of the Aleutians; it is
brisk and journalistic and illus
trated with press photographs.
(Random; $2). And Chaplain Wil
liame C. Taggart and Christopher
Cross have put together a com
posite picture of our Army from
a neglected angle, to wit, that of
the chaplain with the 18th Bom
bardment Group. The closer to
action his group got, the closer
to their chaplain they came, and
Captain Taggart’s quiet, strong
story of the.change is good read
ing. (Doubleday, Doran; $2).
-.“One Continent Redeemed” is
the story of our North African
invasion from the landings to the
Surrender of the Axis on May 13
of .this year, as seen by an Eng
lish newspaperman named Guy
Itemsel. It is thoughtful, even
thought it must have been put to
gether very quidkly. And it reads
well. (Doubleday, Doran; $2.50).
So does T. A. Raman's “Report
on India,” which is a brilliantly
successful attempt to provide a
picture of India in its relation to
the world at war, and at the same
time to explain India as a coun
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are advancing from the southern part of the peninsula in the battle of Italy. *
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try. The author is one who be
lieves that India will become a
federation of states and provinces
j after the war, perhaps within the
British Commonwealth, perhaps
without. (Oxford, $2.50).
‘The Forgotten Ally,” says
! the jacket hlurb on Pierre van
Paasen’s new book, ‘‘is an excit
ing and informative book replete
with hitherto carefully concealed
facts and incidents. It is a book
based on the unanny political
| sixth sense of one of our era's
j most authoritative observers and
| interpreters.” And some of it is
' pretty ill-timed, too. (Dial; $2.75)
| PREMIERE HELD ON
“CRAZY HOUSE” FILM
By CPL. TOM LOVE
Army Correspondent
AN ALASKAN AJtMY BASE—
The world premiere of the new
| Olson and Johnson picture,
“Crazy House,” has been opened
| simultaneously in two islands of
the Aleutian ardhipelago—Attu
and Adak—and also at Kodiak.
The usual Hollywood razzle
dazzle accompanying such colos
sal events was lacking. There
! were no kleigs, highcandlepower
searchlights, nor lines of breath
less- film stars gushing into out
door mikes, yet the opening was
successful. At Adak, the wind was
blowing 52. miles per hour and
in gusts of over 60
Members of the special service
section, Readquarters, Alaskan
Department, who were present in
the role of critics, spent more
itime watching the audience than
they did the piture. They pro
nounced the picture good—it
made the boys laugh from way
down deep.
“This picture may not be art,”
said Major Jackson S. Hurford,
assistant special service officer
of the Alaskan Department, who
planned the event, “but it’s got
the stuff the boys in Alaska
want”
He recalled troupes traveling
with chorus girls who came to
show Aleutian soldiers a little
I "leg art." “I’ve seen the boys sit
on their hands through these very
shows that had ‘wowed ’em’ in
night clubs in New York and
Hollywood. About the most the
: boys did was smile wistfully
thinking of their mothers, sisters
and girl friends back home.
“The soldiers, working long
hours in the most desolate coun
i try in the world, want laughs
i desperately — big deep belly
I laughs. They’ll alio cry with you
I if the drama is first-rate and
i well-acted, but slapstick comedy
| is their preference.” Major Hur
l ford said.
Following the premiere (about
a month run is anticipated at
Adak), "Crazy House” will start
showing in the "sticks”. Mess
hails serving as theaters will
show the movie at such posts as
Kiska, Atka, Umnak, Cold Bay.
! Gulkana, Port Heiden and Nak
j nek.
The movie has an all-star cast
including Olson & Johnson, Cass
Daley, Billy Gilbert, Edgar Ken
I nedy, Martha O’Driscoll, Marion
j Hutton and the Glenn Miller
! Singers, the Delta Rhythm Boys,
Count Basie and his orchestra and
; others.
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CANADIAN GENERAL
HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT — LL Gen. Si
mon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., an
nounced recently the award of the
Legion of Merit to Maj. Gen.
George Randolph Pearkes, V. C.,
D. S. O., M C. head of the Can
adian army's Pacific Command,
for “exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of
outstanding service”
‘'As commander in chief. Pa
cific Command of the Canadian
army, he has contributed greatly
to the joint defense of the United
States and Canada by coordinat
ing joint action between the forc
es under his command and those
of the United States,” his citation ;
said.
‘‘He has extended willing and j
intelligent understanding of the :
technical and tactical problems
associated with the successful
prosecution of the defense of
Alaska and the Aleutian islands:
he has been materially responsi
ble for the assignment of certain
Canadian air units to the Alaska ’
Defense Command, which units
have and are participating in all
operations against the enemy in
tile .Aleutian island^ area; he has
arranged frequent visits of Can
adian officers to United States in
stallations in areas adjoining his
command to assure the under
standing of members of his com
mand with the United States tac
tics and technique, thus render
ing marked service to the United
States army.”
The citation was signed by
President Roosevelt and Secre
tary of ar Stimson.
“I am highly honored that the
President has seen fit to make
this award recognizing the close
association of United States and
Canadian soldiers, culminating in
the recent occupation of Kiska,"
General Pearkes said.
General Buckner, who present
ed the medal at an informal cere
mony here, declared that, “Bet
ter acquaintance with the Can
adians is one of the good results
of this war.”
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