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"It was Douglas MacArthur's show from beginning to end. At precisely 9:08 MacArthur stepped forward, removed a handful of fountain pens from his pocket. He started his signature, then handed the first pen to the gaunt soldier standing by his left shoulder. General Jonathan Wainwright saluted stiffly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: ... Peace Be Now Restored | 9/10/1945 | See Source »

Archibald Percival Wavell was born (1883) near his father's barracks in Essex. He was cradled to the blare of bugles, lulled by the thud of marching feet. At the age of six, he first saw India (on the same trip he also took his first look at Egypt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Soldier of Peace | 7/16/1945 | See Source »

Occupational Semantics. Among G.I.s the word "fraternization" had acquired a meaning not included in family dictionaries. "How's fraternizing down your way?" was a standard conversational gambit. Nevertheless, many a soldier understood that the rule went beyond sex. TIME Correspondent Percival Knauth overheard two G.I.s at Wiesbaden discussing the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Leave Your Helmet On | 7/2/1945 | See Source »

Same Old Tune. From Germany TIME Correspondent Percival Knauth cabled:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: The Betrayer | 5/7/1945 | See Source »

From Bucharest TIME's Correspondent Percival Knauth cabled:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Fear in Rumania | 10/23/1944 | See Source »

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