AS the Allied troops in Europe rejoiced on May 8, 1945, as news of the German surrender filtered through, their compatriots fighting thousands of miles to the east had less reason to celebrate. The Japanese army was on the retreat but its soldiers were showing no signs that they thought ...
Now it’s time to apply shoe polish. I use the small brush you see above, which is called adauber, and begin withcream polish as a base. One of the advantages of cream polish is that it has more color pigments than wax, which can help build up that beautiful depth of color that p...