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The Songs that Fought the War
Author | : John Bush Jones |
Publsiher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1584654430 |
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A lively social history of popular wartime songs and how they helped America's home front morale.
He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings
Author | : Martha Bothwell Trail |
Publsiher | : Mother's House Pub |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2012-08-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1618880357 |
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A memoir of Colonel (Retired) Reo Clinton Trail by Martha Bothwell Trail. Col. Reo Trail was nineteen years old and fresh from his family s Wyoming ranch when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, which was rapidly engulfed in WWII. From the his start as an enlisted man, Reo quickly advanced into an officer s career marked by his skill as a pilot flying troop carriers, dropping paratroopers, ammunition, and supplies behind enemy lines. This book is told as a series of essays, including many contributions by Col. Trail, who had a lively and extensive contact with a number of famous personalities: General Carl A. Tooey Spaatz of the 12th Air Force, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Jimmy Doolittle, General Hap Arnold, General Hoyt Vandenberg, General George Patton, W. Averill Harriman, US Ambassador to Russia, Bob Hope, Wernher Von Braun, Col. Jock Whitney, General Ira C. Eaker, General Westover, President Harry Truman, Field Marshall Jan Smuts, Chuck Yager, Robert "I came up the hard way" Uhrig, During the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War, Reo was the commander at Phu Cat Air Force Base in South Vietnam. Includes "Ode to a C-47", written by Col. Trail, as published in the Stars and Stripes.
Among Heroes Tales of the Jungle Skippers
Author | : Philip Brinson |
Publsiher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9781105438806 |
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The Way We Were
Author | : Dick Curtis |
Publsiher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2006-04-25 |
Genre | : Indiana |
ISBN | : 9781420888454 |
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The story of Ray Pettit is the story of America. a country of decent and generous people, a country with a heritage and system of government based on liberty and the rights of individuals, a country where opportunity has no bounds. Encouraged by his mill-worker parents, who were lacking in formal education but not in intelligence, character, and love for their children, he used his natural ability in mathematics and high-level academic achievement as a springboard to great accomplishments in engineering, some of which contributed to the development of today's modem cellphone technology .Mill-Village Boy begins with the story of a barefoot boy in overalls, in the small town of Canton, Georgia, during the depression years of the 1930s. Unconditionally loved by his parents, Ray Pettit went from Class Valedictorian to graduation from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering. This was followed by Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and outstanding achievements in industry and academia. Mill-Village Boy has elements of intrigue and danger, love and adventure, comedy and sadness, loyalty and betrayal. . . a fascinating description of an exciting and rewarding life!
He Wore a Pair of Silver Wings
Author | : Thomas K. Follis |
Publsiher | : Merriam Press |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Air pilots, Military |
ISBN | : 9781576383285 |
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Hit Songs 1900 1955
Author | : Don Tyler |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 555 |
Release | : 2007-04-02 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780786429462 |
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This is a chronology of the most famous songs from the years before rock 'n' roll. The top hits for each year are described, including vital information such as song origin, artist(s), and chart information. For many songs, the author includes any web or library holdings of sheet music covers, musical scores, and free audio files. An extensive collection of biographical sketches follows, providing performing credits, relevant professional awards, and brief biographies for hundreds of the era's most popular performers, lyricists, and composers. Includes an alphabetical song index and bibliography.
American Aviation
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1286 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : UOM:39015019913782 |
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Issues for include Annual air transport progress issue.
Music of the World War II Era
Author | : William H. Young,Nancy K. Young |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2007-12-30 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780313084270 |
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In the World War II era, big bands and swing music reached the heights of popularity with soldiers as well as friends and loved ones back home. Many entertainers such as Glenn Miller also served in the military, or supported the war effort with bond drives and entertaining the troops at home and abroad. In addition to big band and swing music, musicals, jazz, blues, gospel and country music were also popular. Chapters on each, along with an analysis of the evolution of record companies, records, radios, and television are included here, for students, historians, and fans of the era. Includes a timeline of the music of the era, an appendix of the Broadway and Hollywood Musicals, 1939-1945, and an appendix of Songs, Composers, and lyricists, 1939-1945. An extensive discography and bibliography, along with approximately 35 black and white photos, complete the volume.