A LOOK BACK...MARLENE DIETRICH: SINGING FOR A CAUSE
October 23, 2008
October 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Central Intelligence Agency issued the following feature story:
Picture this:
A group of disheveled soldiers huddles around a radio with the volume turned down low. The smooth, sultry voice of Marlene Dietrich sings about a soldier leaving behind his loved one to the melody of a slow, somber march. The song is "Lili Marlene"- a very popular tune among soldiers during World War II.
Such songs could easily dampen the . . .
Picture this:
A group of disheveled soldiers huddles around a radio with the volume turned down low. The smooth, sultry voice of Marlene Dietrich sings about a soldier leaving behind his loved one to the melody of a slow, somber march. The song is "Lili Marlene"- a very popular tune among soldiers during World War II.
Such songs could easily dampen the . . .