Episode 20 • • 20:29 - 26:31
20: Never Say No to a Soldier
1942 War Morale and "You Can't Say No to a Soldier"
In 1942, a pivotal and desperate year for the Allied forces, the film "Iceland" featured a song by Sammy K titled "You Can't Say No to a Soldier." The lyrics encouraged women to be "dutiful" to servicemen to maintain morale during the war effort. This era of desperate patriotism and industrial productivity is contrasted with the perceived insincerity of later conflicts like the Vietnam War.