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...hospital floor, thus conditioned himself to the right length of stride. Now he walks (depending on his sight, rather than sense of touch) by watching his step out of the corner of his eye. He cannot walk with his eyes closed or in the dark. But in daylight he can walk a mile unaided...
...planes came from carriers, from Iwo, from the Marianas-and their targets were the home islands of Japan. They were torpedo planes, dive bombers, at least three varieties of fighters and the great B-29 Superforts. They struck in daylight and at night from all directions and they hit with everything-six-pound jellied-gasoline fire bombs, high-explosive factory busters and rockets. The tempo grew faster & faster. Latest scores...
...Staff. To replace him, General Hap Arnold called in a distinguished combat veteran, Lieut. General Ira Eaker, 49, onetime fighter pilot and literary collaborator of Hap Arnold. Bald, equable Ira Eaker, who had setup the Eighth Air Force in England, battle-tested the Air Forces doctrine of precision daylight bombing, and forged the first close links between the Air Forces and the R.A.F., had been out of the U.S. since February...
...show you; besides,' he continued, 'I don't care for working in the morning. I like to work in the afternoons, but best of all at night. You see these thick curtains' - and he touched the window curtains gently, 'they shut out the daylight: artificial light suits me a great deal better: it's absolutely steady, and much more exciting.' " 'What are these?' I asked, indicating a number of very small canvases standing on the floor, end to end. 'Oh those, don't look at them,' he answered...
...fresh daylight on Okinawa. Officers and men of the amphibious fleet were at breakfast when the broadcast told them. By noon the news was known to the men at the front, at the far sharp edge of the world's struggle. With no time for grief, they went on with their work; but there, while they worked, many a soldier wept...