Name: When Zippo Went to War: A Lighter Legend (en Inglés)
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Author: Kaplan, Philip
ISBN: 9781526777690

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When Zippo Went to War: A Lighter Legend (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Philip Kaplan

Editorial

US Naval Institute Press

Año

2021

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

208

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

24.9 x 16.8 x 2.3 cm

Peso

0.88 kg.

ISBN13

9781526777690

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
C. 1939-c. 1945 (época de la segunda guerra mundial)
Economía política
Historia de américa
Segunda guerra mundial

When Zippo Went to War: A Lighter Legend (en Inglés)

Philip Kaplan (Autor) · US Naval Institute Press · Tapa Dura

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Throughout the 1930s the Zippo Company in Pennsylvania prospered on the growing success of its stylish, charismatic little cigarette lighter. The lighter was made mostly of brass, but with the World War II that metal was declared a 'strategic material' in the U.S. where huge amounts of it were needed for shell and cartridge casings. Zippo replaced the brass with steel, which can corrode, and wartime Zippos were given a new baked-on black 'crackle' finish to protect them. That non-reflective characteristic helped save the lives of many American soldiers in combat zones. The demand of the Armed Forces for the lighter led to the company to earmark its entire production for military. In later years--and a dark medical reality--the cigarette began losing its allure, but in wartime the soldier, sailor, marine and airman was frequently nervous in the service and found solace and a brief time-out-of-war in the relaxation of a quick smoke. Zippo was ready in such moments. Today many examples survive with a special history and caché. When Zippo Went to War is illustrated with more than 140 unpublished photos those unique little lighters of old. Like the remarkable Zippo itself, the book works well and sheds some new light on its subject.