Author: United States. Department of the ArmyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Program Projects from Operation Service Club
Author: United States. Department of the ArmyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Military Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The Girls Next Door
Author: Kara Dixon VuicPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 067498935X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
The story of the intrepid young women who volunteered to help and entertain American servicemen fighting overseas, from World War I through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The emotional toll of war can be as debilitating to soldiers as hunger, disease, and injury. Beginning in World War I, in an effort to boost soldiers’ morale and remind them of the stakes of victory, the American military formalized a recreation program that sent respectable young women and famous entertainers overseas. Kara Dixon Vuic builds her narrative around the young women from across the United States, many of whom had never traveled far from home, who volunteered to serve in one of the nation’s most brutal work environments. From the “Lassies” in France and mini-skirted coeds in Vietnam to Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe, Vuic provides a fascinating glimpse into wartime gender roles and the tensions that continue to complicate American women’s involvement in the military arena. The recreation-program volunteers heightened the passions of troops but also domesticated everyday life on the bases. Their presence mobilized support for the war back home, while exporting American culture abroad. Carefully recruited and selected as symbols of conventional femininity, these adventurous young women saw in the theater of war a bridge between public service and private ambition. This story of the women who talked and listened, danced and sang, adds an intimate chapter to the history of war and its ties to life in peacetime.
American Recreation Journal
Author: Army Information Digest
Author: Army, Navy, Air Force Journal & Register
Author: Army Host
Author: Billboard
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Military Living's European Military Travel Guide
Author: William Roy CrawfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Military Intelligence
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military intelligence
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description