American Girls, Beer, and Glenn Miller : GI Morale in World War II /

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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, movies could talk, and driving in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooke, James J.
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia [Mo.] : University of Missouri Press, 2012
Colección:American military experience series.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Osborn, Frederick, > 1889-1981.
United States. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. > Army and Air Force Exchange Service > History.
United States. > Army Service Forces. > Morale Service Division.
United States. > Army. > Services of Supply. > Special Service Division.
United States. > Army Service Forces. > Special Service Division.
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
Soldiers > United States > History > 20th century.
Military exchanges > United States > History > 20th century.
Soldiers > Recreation > United States > History > 20th century.
Military morale > United States.
Morale.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The abnormal communities
  • 2. American beer and American girls
  • 3. 1943 : consolidation
  • 4. Picadilly [sic] Lilly
  • 5. A one-man band
  • 6. 1944 : invasions and frustrations
  • 7. "Unnecessarily unsatisfactory"
  • 8. Movies, doughnuts, and M1 rifles
  • 9. Aftermath, 1945-48.

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