In Whom You Trust
1938 : Japan has been at war with China for over a year. Hitler has seized control of the German army which soon rolled across the Austrian border to restore his homeland (and a chunk of Czechoslovakia) to the Third Reich. The Nazis took over Austria and expelled all Jews and other political opponents from the universities. March, 1938 (west of Manaus, Brazil aboard the Lady Rita ) : “Click. Slap. Click, slap, slap. Click.” Bob Kemfer launches into another tirade, “Damn mosquitoes and bugs. Can’t take a decent picture. Soon as I get the scene framed, another bite just as I’m snapping.” His complaints fall on deaf ears…3 straight days’ worth and you tend to tune him out. In a strong German accent, Dr. Schultz rings out his handkerchief causing a sudden downpour at his feet, “Oppressive heat. Why couldn’t we have gotten a boat with a cabin? Mr. Kemfer, I suggest you lather up like I told you; these tropics hide an abundance of still undiscovered tr