The Caribbean Breeze, Vol. 5, #6-7 by and for the Sixth Air Force, June 1945

Description: This is "The Caribben Breeze" Vol. 5, No. 6-7, June/July 1945. This magazine is from World War II and was published by and for the Sixth Air Force. The cover is bright deep yellow and depicts characters representing those from the mountain cities of Cuzco and Arequiipa, the former great cities of the Incas--there is a descriptive paragraph inside the front cover. The magazine measures about 8 by 10 1/2 inches and has 32 pages plus material printed on the inside of the cover and the Picture of the Month printed on the inside of the back cover. Some of the articles appearing in this issue are: "Good Neighbor School," "We bring you Music," "Base Motor Pool," and "Shoot the Works." There are articles regarding sports, short stories, cartoons and pieces about the region. All articles include captioned photos or artwork and photos make up the last several pages. The magazine is mostly black and white except for the cover art and sketch pages. This is an original item from 1945, brought home by a soldier stationed in Panama and Ecuador and carefully stored for all this time. It is in Very Good to Excellent condition overall. The colors in the cover are rich, details are crisp. The upper corner is slightly bumped; other corners are pretty sharp. The cover/page edges are mostly crisip; there is a ding at the lower edge near the spine that affects the first two pages. The spine is in good shape with slight color break in the lower inch; the binding is snug. The magazine is complete as published. Other than the bumped corner, the pages of this magazine are in Excellent condition. There are no tears or markings on the pages.

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