2 Ford GPs in Burma during WWII

Here's a set of Ford GPs in Burma during WWII. The photo is from the June 08, 1942, issue of Life Magazine. The article, "Flight from Burma" on page 30, is a fascinating tale of the desertion of the Rangoon, as told by George Rodger, the photographer pictured in the photo with the two Ford GPs below.

http://books.google.com/books?id=P1AEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=1942+June+8+Life+Magazine&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EWcPU_rvHZCAogTrk4LADw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=jeep&f=false

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Later in the issue (page 56) is this ad with a jeep:

1942-06-08-life-magazine-youre-in-the-army-now-ad

2 Comments

  1. STEVE
    another addition to "women and jeeps."
  2. Roberto Flores
    Any info regarding the author of the illustration? Many thanks in advance!

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