THE DEPTH OF MEANING

Clean and nice before the battle.

The warrior must be handsome in the face of death.

«…And so, strange as it may sound, I learned from this very four years’ schooling in force and in all the fantastic extravagance of material warfare that life has no depth of meaning except when it is pledged for an ideal, and that there are ideals in comparison with which the life of an individual and even of a people has no weight...»

                                                                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

Scene no 15: German soldiers (Elastolin and Lineol composition figures) who wash and shave in front of their bunker. Rifles and helmets (Elastolin) are resting on the wall of the combat shelter.

The text passage: From the novel THE STORM OF STEEL, by Ernst Jünger.

BATTLESHIP

A classic Two Player Board Game. 

«BATTLESHIP is the old favorite Navy Game where two players try to sink each other’s hidden ships.

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Strategy and some luck must be combined to be the first to locate and sink all 5 opponent’s ships to win the game.»

 

 

                                

 

 

Scene no 14: Closed and open plastic game kits (red and blue) with small ships fleet (Carrier, Battleship, Cruiser, Destroyer, Submarine) on the ocean grid, target grid and marker pegs. All placed in front of the excellent cover of the game box. (Milton Bradley Company toys, 1967)

Traditional gender roles: Family fun on the cover of the game. The excited males (father and son) are playing their suitable game of war, while the smiling females (wife and daughter) are doing the dishes in the kitchen.