Until somewhat recently we always seemed to think that all those pretty British girls during the war were genuinely captivated by that unique and sincere breed of American male called the “G.I.”. It seemed obvious to us that such a self-effacing, homespun, mud-between-the-toes kind of charm would naturally lead to thousands upon thousands of out-of-wedlock births and prove once and for all that the Anglo-American alliance was truly a necessary union and not merely a wartime contrivance. But after a careful reading of the attached headline from this 1943 “Yank”, it occurred to us that perhaps British girls were just doing their bit for king and country…
One British woman complained that the average American GI of World War II was substandard in the bedroom; to read the article, click here.
