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Solider and more explosive matter now has priority over propaganda. But in the fall of 1939, when the war still looked phony, propaganda had priority over bombs. One R.A.F. crewman returning from a "bomphlet" mission shamefacedly reported that he had flipped his bundle overboard without cutting the string. Said his superior: "My God, you might have killed somebody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Manna or Matter? | 6/5/1944 | See Source »

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