"What my grandmother said"
"J itterbugging in London, 1949. To the old it was depraved, to the young it was joyous. My grandmother said: "The only difference between the Jitterbugging in London and the Jitterbugging in Paris would appear to be the footwear."
"6 august 1945, A mushroom-shaped cloud marks the destruction of Hiroshima, and the first wartime use of an atomic bomb. My grandmother said that some children who survived the atom bomb attack on Hiroshima wearing masks to combat the odour of death hanging...
"E nd of the story. Good news travels fast. Jubilant US servicemen prepare to celebrate in New-York, 30 April 1945. The end of the war in Europe was only a week away. My grandmother said: "Champagne!"
"I t's all over! Troops and civilians crowd together in Picadilly to celebrate the end of the war in Japan, 15 August 1945. There were some who felt relief rather than elation. And for many the end had come too late. My grandmother said: "For the majority,...
"Hudson River. Marlene Dietrich’s million dollar legs are seen hevering over the water on her return to the United States on the Queen Elizabeth after entertaining the troops in Europe. Dietrich was born in Berlin, but left for Hollywwod in 1930. Hitler...
"F ebruary 1941, fight for free... Students work on a giant poster during Canterbury’s "Weapons Week". My grandmother said that ‘Give us the tools’ had become instantly famous as a slogan, although Churchill had coined the phrase only 12 days earlier...
"1 940, Wedding day... It became a matter of pride on all home fronts that everything in life and business should carry on as usual. The mariage rate actually increased. My grandmother said, I quote : "Men and women saw getting married during the war...
"B erlin... Perhaps the most famous picture ever taken by Russian photographer Yevgeny Khaldeï. It was taken on 30 april 1945, the day Hitler committed suicide, and shows the Red Flag being hoisted by Russian soldiers over the ruins of the Reichstag in...
"F orget all the business-guru, "channel into your influence zones" crap. At the end of the day, selling is about just one thing: getting someone to say yes. That's it. That's the object of the exercice, the bottom fucking line, yes. Success is yes; failure...