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Henry Morgenthau Jr. stepped into the Treasury in 1934 fresh from organizing the Farm Credit Administration and on the flush tide of farm-labor revolt against the evils of Wall Street. The pattern of war finance and the civilian economy show the revolt brought to its logical conclusion. The farm bloc ganged up with the labor bloc to smash Henry Morgenthau's dreamboat of a withholding tax. The farm bloc, ganging up with the Silver States, kept the absurd silver legislation on the books. And the farm bloc made hash of inflation control. Though wholesale prices during the year...
...worst malaria spot in the world. The deadly mosquitoes infested the gorge. Exhausted, underfed and ragged soldiers had neither mosquito nets for protection nor quinine to combat the fever. Casualties from malaria were higher than from combat. Apparently well men trudging along the mountain passes would suddenly flush, complain of the fire in their heads, then die. It was months before adequate quantities of quinine reached them...
...first flush of elation over U.S. landings in Africa had hardly died when the Navy told of smashing the Jap in the Solomons. Never before had the full realization of global war been hammered home so hard in one week-and out of the bitter fighting America had a new pride in itself...
...that the first flush of hero stories had almost run its course, more comprehensive news about the Solomon Islands began to find its way through the ironbound Navy censorship. The Marines still held what they had taken, but they would need still more reinforcements and ample supplies if the slender thread of their strength was to endure. Nobody knew this better than their 55-year-old commander, Major General Alexander Archer Vandegrift. Despite destruction of 42 Japanese planes, without U.S. loss, and damage to enemy ships, he was in a tight spot. Aware of this fact, Admirals Ghormley and Nimitz...
...five o'clock, the troops eat a breakfast which may consist of French toast, Karo syrup, sausages and coffee. The world's loveliest sunrise is golden and purple and leaden. As soon as light appears ("back over there where home is") a faint flush of warmth pushes back the cool of night. By eight o'clock it is hot and sticky. Standard dress is a pair of khaki shorts, nothing more. The soldiers, sailors and marines are all brown as leather. Men who are not manning guns usually finish their work of building, rebuilding, camouflaging and drilling...