Military wives kept love alive in World War II [audio 8min]
On the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we take a glimpse into the romantic lives of the Greatest Generation. Jane Leder's new book Thanks for the Memories: Love, Sex and World War II tells the story of the"wandering wives" -- women who traveled from town to town to stay near their military husbands before they shipped out. Report by Karen Grigsby Bates. Webpage includes book excerpt.
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