1950's Lifestyles and Social Trends | "Difference Between Victory and Defeat"

Magazine article

By: Willard Bascom

Date: March 18, 1957

Source: Bascom, Willard. "Difference Between Victory and Defeat." Life, March 18, 1957, 150, 153–154, 159–160, 162.

About the Author: Willard Bascom (1916–2000) attended Springfield College and the Colorado School of Mines. He was as a research engineer, heading up Seafinders, Inc. and Ocean Science and Engineering. Bascom taught at a number of different institutions, including the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and California State University Long Beach. He authored three filmscripts and at least five books. In the 1950s, he served as a delegate to the International Geophysical Year Conferences on Oceanography.

Introduction

America long considered herself to be protected by two oceans and not directly threatened by anyone. No country in North America was viewed as a threat. By establishing...