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Sidney A. Olson
Sidney A. Olson (April 30, 1908 – January 9, 1995) was an American journalist, advertising executive and writer. During World War II, he served as a war correspondent for TIME Inc., covering the German front December 1944 to May 1945. He was a Senior Editor for ''TIME'', ''LIFE'', and '' Fortune''; before that, he was a staff writer, White House Correspondent, and ultimately City Editor at The Washington Post. He spent over twenty years in advertising at Kenyon & Eckhardt and J. Walter Thompson. He also published a book about Henry Ford. Early life Olson was born and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended the University of Utah from 1925 to 1928. Olson was the eldest of three boys—his brothers were Clifford and Stanley—born to Alex P. Olson, an engineer with the Union Pacific Railroad, and Sigrid Gronberg. His cousin Franklin S. Forsberg, also from Salt Lake City, was a founder of the Army’s '' Yank'' magazine during World War II; Forsberg also served as the U.S. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
