Re: IT angle
"Maybe the reference was to an IBM "Selectric" typewriter?"
Read the Slate article: it was an IBM MTST, definitely not an electric typewriter or PC.
Even better, read the book "Bomber" if you have any interest in the history of WW2. While not strictly a history book it is a real eye-opener and something of an antidote to nostalgia.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
