During World War II Robert Woodruff, the head of the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co., arranged with the War Department to ensure that GIs overseas were never without their favorite fizzy beverage.
In the 1960s, folksinger Phil Ochs lambasted the still-prevalent American notion of interfering in the affairs of other countries in "Cops Of The World", presenting the American military as "the biggest and meanest kids on the block." It was probably no coincidence that the song contains the phrase "Our Coca-Cola is fine..."
In the 1960s, folksinger Phil Ochs lambasted the still-prevalent American notion of interfering in the affairs of other countries in "Cops Of The World", presenting the American military as "the biggest and meanest kids on the block." It was probably no coincidence that the song contains the phrase "Our Coca-Cola is fine..."
Minor correction: baseball in Japan predates the war. They have been playing it since the 19th century.
Thanks for catching that error. Now fixed.