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to Estelle Spero
26 October 1943
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
Diamond writes that he is now "even more impatient to get at the Japs."
GLC09120.288
18 November 1943
Diamond informs Estelle that he has just received five of her letters in one go, commenting on her seductive pose in a picture that she had sent him. He then responds to various pieces of information included in her epistles. Sidney ends the letter...
GLC09120.295
15 December 1943
Diamond reassures Estelle that there are no women around, as the "natives" had fled to the hills when the fighting took place. He asks Estelle to send him clippings of articles about chemical troops in action.
GLC09120.312
January 11, 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he feels surprisingly calm about the prospect of going into battle: "there is only the quietness of heart & body".
GLC09120.332
February 1, 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that the lack of mail has been caused by his being involved in combat, "front line stuff". He writes that he has "seen 'war' minus hollywood's beauty."
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GLC09120.340
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