ISBN: 9781592285501

From the backlots of Hollywood to the radio studios of New York, America's entertainers, like so many American men and women, made the abrupt transition from show business to the lifeand-… Mehr…

From the backlots of Hollywood to the radio studios of New York, America's entertainers, like so many American men and women, made the abrupt transition from show business to the lifeand- death realities of war. Painstakingly researched and profusely illustrated, DUTY, HONOR, APPLAUSE tells the stories of the entertainers whose public exploits brought another type of fame, but whose battlefield duty has long been overlooked. Here are the stories of Jimmy Stewart, risking one of the most important careers in film to fly bombers; Ronald Reagan, enlisting in 1937, and called up in 1942 to assist in the production of training films; and Glenn Miller, joining the army in 1942, and dying in a plane crash toward the close of the war. Also includes stories of Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Martha Raye, Robert Stack, Tyrone Power, Gene Hackman, Sid Ceasar, and many more. DUTY, HONOR, APPLAUSE covers World War II from the origins of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in the 1930s through their defeats in 1945. It is an uplifting account of talented and famous Americans making the ultimate sacrifice for their homeland. Duty, Honor, Applause: America's Entertainers in World War II Bloomfield, Gary L. / Shain, Stacie L. / Davidson, Arlen C., Lyons Press<

ISBN: 9781592285501

From the backlots of Hollywood to the radio studios of New York, America's entertainers, like so many American men and women, made the abrupt transition from show business to the lifeand-… Mehr…

From the backlots of Hollywood to the radio studios of New York, America's entertainers, like so many American men and women, made the abrupt transition from show business to the lifeand- death realities of war. Painstakingly researched and profusely illustrated, DUTY, HONOR, APPLAUSE tells the stories of the entertainers whose public exploits brought another type of fame, but whose battlefield duty has long been overlooked. Here are the stories of Jimmy Stewart, risking one of the most important careers in film to fly bombers; Ronald Reagan, enlisting in 1937, and called up in 1942 to assist in the production of training films; and Glenn Miller, joining the army in 1942, and dying in a plane crash toward the close of the war. Also includes stories of Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Martha Raye, Robert Stack, Tyrone Power, Gene Hackman, Sid Ceasar, and many more. DUTY, HONOR, APPLAUSE covers World War II from the origins of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in the 1930s through their defeats in 1945. It is an uplifting account of talented and famous Americans making the ultimate sacrifice for their homeland. Media > Book<

ISBN: 9781592285501

From the backlots of Hollywood to the radio studios of New York, America's entertainers, like so many American men and women, made the abrupt transition from show business to the lifeand-… Mehr…

From the backlots of Hollywood to the radio studios of New York, America's entertainers, like so many American men and women, made the abrupt transition from show business to the lifeand- death realities of war. Painstakingly researched and profusely illustrated, DUTY, HONOR, APPLAUSE tells the stories of the entertainers whose public exploits brought another type of fame, but whose battlefield duty has long been overlooked. Here are the stories of Jimmy Stewart, risking one of the most important careers in film to fly bombers; Ronald Reagan, enlisting in 1937, and called up in 1942 to assist in the production of training films; and Glenn Miller, joining the army in 1942, and dying in a plane crash toward the close of the war. Also includes stories of Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Martha Raye, Robert Stack, Tyrone Power, Gene Hackman, Sid Ceasar, and many more. DUTY, HONOR, APPLAUSE covers World War II from the origins of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in the 1930s through their defeats in 1945. It is an uplifting account of talented and famous Americans making the ultimate sacrifice for their homeland. Media > Book<

ISBN: 1592285503

A moving tribute to the greatest generation of entertainers. 20th century,americas,history,humor and entertainment,military,modern (16th-21st centuries),movies,world war ii Movies, The Ly… Mehr…

A moving tribute to the greatest generation of entertainers. 20th century,americas,history,humor and entertainment,military,modern (16th-21st centuries),movies,world war ii Movies, The Lyons Press<