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American Girls, Beer, and Glenn Miller: GI Morale in World War II (American Military Experience (University of Missouri))
James J. Cooke
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Description for American Girls, Beer, and Glenn Miller: GI Morale in World War II (American Military Experience (University of Missouri))
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
'Cooke's examination of the Special Services and PX System during World War II, a subject previously overlooked by scholars, shows that these goods and services kept the armed forces' spirits up under the alienating conditions of global war.' - Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century As World War II dawned in Europe, General George C. Marshall, the new Army Chief of Staff, had to acknowledge that American society - and the citizens who would soon become soldiers - had drastically changed in the previous few decades. Almost every home had a radio, ... Read more
'Cooke's examination of the Special Services and PX System during World War II, a subject previously overlooked by scholars, shows that these goods and services kept the armed forces' spirits up under the alienating conditions of global war.' - Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century As World War II dawned in Europe, General George C. Marshall, the new Army Chief of Staff, had to acknowledge that American society - and the citizens who would soon become soldiers - had drastically changed in the previous few decades. Almost every home had a radio, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Missouri
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826219848
SKU
V9780826219848
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About James J. Cooke
James J. Cooke is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of many books, including Chewing Gum, Candy Bars, and Beer: The Army PX in World War II (University of Missouri Press). He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
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