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Duty, honor, applause : America's entertainers in World War II / Gary L. Bloomfield and Stacie L. Shain, with Arlen C. Davidson.

Bloomfield, Gary L. (Author). Shain, Stacie L. (Added Author). Davidson, Arlen C. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 1592285503
  • ISBN: 9781592285501
  • Physical Description: 497 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyon's Press, [2004]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-497).
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Great War and the Prelude to WWII vi -- Chapter 2 Axis Powers Plunge into War 20 -- Chapter 3 A Despicable Act 42 -- Tin Pan Alley Sings Red, White, and Blue 65 -- Chapter 4 Thousands Sign Up "For the Duration" 74 -- Entertainers Bolster Troop Morale 95 -- War Bonds: Americans Chip in to Support the Cause 110 -- Chapter 5 Defense Plants Gear Up for War 122 -- Radio Reinforces the Message 136 -- Hollywood and the Canteen 146 -- Chapter 6 Pacific Rim 154 -- USO "Drafts" Soldiers in Greasepaint 182 -- Chapter 7 Nazi U-boats Terrorize the Atlantic 190 -- Broadway and the Stage Door Canteen 205 -- Chapter 8 Fighting in the Mediterranean 212 -- "Spooks" of the OSS 240 -- Chapter 9 Chasing the Foe Across the Pacific 242 -- Wounded Vets Cope 260 -- Hollywood Rallies the Country 275 -- Chapter 10 Allied Bombers Hit Fortress Europe 286 -- 'Celluloid Commandos' Advance Military Training Frame by Frame 311 -- Chapter 11 Turning Point of the Twentieth Century: The Invasion of Fortress Europe 350 -- Chapter 12 Turning the Tide in the Pacific 368 -- Pinup Girls Show "T & A" Weapons Don't Refer to Tanks and Artillery 400 -- Chapter 13 Final Push across the Rhine 414 -- Defiant and Unstoppable Marlene 431 -- V-Discs Bring Harmony to Cacophony of War 433 -- Chapter 14 Bombing Campaign over Japan 448 -- Chapter 15 Returning Home ... Finally 470.
Subject: Entertainers > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Songs and music.
Soldiers > Recreation > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
Genre: Songs.
Music.

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