Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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ew sv L ' H- x, . .xfw if v 1 Q er rf. S 4 W M 5, ehcv at the B9 ld l 'lOl con s- u we Wink Sglaboul 'tour Y' Qevl ' ?erS0 a a Leif-Nice had many lavish hoiels thai' are famous as lanclmarlcs. H was noi necessary fo occupy lhem, however, io enioy the Riviera. Royal guards ai Monaco cooperated fully with lhe camera bugs. RANCE has always been considered the cultural center of Europe. This position has been held for good reason. Geographically it is a mixture of the great ability of expression contributed by the Latin area on the South, the capacity for orderliness in the North and the love of-good workmanship from the East. That the people of France still have the courage of conviction that prompted the French Revo- lution is evidenced by their fight against the chaos of two world wars and occupation by four foreign countries. They are not as alien to us as some other countries, but that very difference is interesting and provides a clue to their way of life. An American will say to his child, be goodu. A Frenchman would be more likely to say, be reasonable . lVith no effort at all we could have Hlled this cruise book from cover to cover with nothing but photographs and descriptions of the classical products not only of France but of all the other lands we visited. In fact after seeing some of the excellent photographs brought back from Paris by Chief Photographer Allen, the cruise book staff had the greatest difliculty in holding the Paris section down to the space merited by the number of men who made the tour. This then has been the determining factor in what we presented: the cruise book is as close a record as we can make it of what we did and saw in the Mediterranean. As great a pleasure as it would have been we have not attempted to present a complete picture of the France we visited. We went ashore for recreationg this France had and this we are presenting.

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is 4 as Sunshine broughf oui Bikinis. Cameras and ph f 0 o UE TO THE MANY RUMORS we had heard, the beach at Cannes was earmarked for our special attention. Maybe it would be more correct to say the Bikini bathing suits were ear- marked for attention. In any case there is no doubt that the scenery on the beach was unusual and many of us spent long and happy hours in the sunshine enjoying it all. 4 . . . worked overfime. gfdphers

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