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Book Review: 2014’s Poignant ‘All the Light We Cannot See’

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Book Review: 2014’s Poignant ‘All the Light We Cannot See’
"U.S. Army Teaches a Trade (G.I. Telegrapher)," 1919, by Norman Rockwell. Oil on canvas; 19 inches by 29 inches. Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge. The telegraph was a precursor to the radio. Public Domain
Anita L. Sherman
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Communication through the air. You cannot see it move. It’s a beautiful, magical thing.

The technology has grown by leaps and bounds through the decades. We take our smartphones for granted now. But during World War II, you needed wires, antennas, transmitters, and receivers. Hearing voices from afar and the messages they carried was vital information during wartime.

Anita L. Sherman
Anita L. Sherman
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Anita L. Sherman is an award-winning journalist who has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor for local papers and regional publications in Virginia. She now works as a freelance writer and is working on her first novel. She is the mother of three grown children and grandmother to four, and she resides in Warrenton, Va. She can be reached at [email protected]
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