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Heavy Duty

America was not prepared at the outset of World War II to fight a war in this style.

Blunders

These unfortunate events are caused by the chaotic and fluid nature of warfare.

Rumors

These beliefs spread due to the lack of information that enlisted men had available to them.

Chickenshit

This is a slang term for the generally harsh and demeaning treatment by officers towards enlisted men.

Ideological Vacuum

This concept encapsulates the lack of meaning and purpose for the war in the minds of the enlisted men.

High-mindedness

This concept describes the portrayal of the war as a noble effort of good versus evil.

One Voice

This concept describes the tendency of public and private media to homogenize during the war.

Compensation

This concept pertains to media and creative outlets that stood out from the sanitized mass media by being satirical, anti-war or simply of...

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