By Tim Gray Senior Vice President In the history of civilization, no one has ever been consoled by the thought “Other people have had it worse than you.” In 2020, the pandemic has been devastating, with deaths, illness, unemployment and economic turmoil.
But as we observe the 75th anniversaries of V-E and V-J Day, it’s worth remembering that people during World War II experienced all these things and more — including widespread destruction of buildings, homes and even towns.
Variety in 1942 carried a story about Nazis destroying the Czech town of Lidice. During the war years, Variety reported on wholesale devastation to numerous places including the Republic of Formosa (Taiwan today) and Aachen (aka Aix la Chapelle) to name a few.
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