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Author: Rex Mansfield Publisher: ECW Press ISBN: 1550225456 Category : Armed Forces Languages : en Pages : 294
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Rex Mansfield and Elisabeth Mansfield live in Tennessee. Marshall Terrill is the author of Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel and Flight of the Hawk: The Aaron Pryor Story. Zoe Terrill is a pop culture historian. They live in Mesa, Arizona.
Author: Rex Mansfield Publisher: ECW Press ISBN: 1550225456 Category : Armed Forces Languages : en Pages : 294
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Rex Mansfield and Elisabeth Mansfield live in Tennessee. Marshall Terrill is the author of Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel and Flight of the Hawk: The Aaron Pryor Story. Zoe Terrill is a pop culture historian. They live in Mesa, Arizona.
Author: Brian McAllister Linn Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674973755 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 455
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When the U.S. Army drafted Elvis Presley in 1958, it quickly set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI. Trading in his gold-trimmed jacket for standard-issue fatigues, Elvis became a model soldier in an army facing the unprecedented challenge of building a fighting force for the Atomic Age. In an era that threatened Soviet-American thermonuclear annihilation, the army declared it could limit atomic warfare to the battlefield. It not only adopted a radically new way of fighting but also revamped its equipment, organization, concepts, and training practices. From massive garrisons in Germany and Korea to nuclear tests to portable atomic weapons, the army reinvented itself. Its revolution in warfare required an equal revolution in personnel: the new army needed young officers and soldiers who were highly motivated, well trained, and technologically adept. Drafting Elvis demonstrated that even this icon of youth culture was not too cool to wear the army’s uniform. The army of the 1950s was America’s most racially and economically egalitarian institution, providing millions with education, technical skills, athletics, and other opportunities. With the cooperation of both the army and the media, military service became a common theme in television, music, and movies, and part of this generation’s identity. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army’s attempt to transform itself for atomic warfare, revealing not only the army’s vital role in creating Cold War America but also the experiences of its forgotten soldiers.
Author: William J. Taylor, Jr. Publisher: Presidio Press ISBN: 9780891416272 Category : Rock musicians Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Elvis trained hard, partied hard, and won the respect of his comrades in arms. The author depicts this with poignant word snapshots from what were the happiest days in the life of this American Icon" ("Publishers Weekly"). "Taylor's anecdotal book shows Elvis as an excellent soldier and a respectful, sensitive, regular guy".--"Kirkus Reviews". Photos.
Author: Mathias Haeussler Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350107670 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 225
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Elvis Presley stands tall as perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture. But he was perceived to be deeply un-American in his early years as his controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower's conservative America and far beyond. This book explores Elvis Presley's global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.'s major pop-cultural embodiments from a historical perspective. It shows how Elvis's rise was part of an emerging transnational youth culture whose political impact was heavily conditioned by the Cold War. As well as this, the book analyses Elvis's stint as G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he acted as an informal ambassador for the so-called American way of life and was turned into a deeply patriotic figure almost overnight. Yet, it also suggests that Elvis's increasingly synonymous identity with U.S. culture ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword, as the excesses of his superstardom and personal decline seemingly vindicated long-held stereotypes about the allegedly materialistic nature of U.S. society. Tracing Elvis's story from his unlikely rise in the 1950s right up to his tragic death in August 1977, this book offers a riveting account of changing U.S. identities during the Cold War, shedding fresh light on the powerful role of popular music and consumerism in shaping images of the United States during the cultural struggle between East and West.
Author: Andreas Schroer Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0060099429 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 12
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"A comprehensive examination of Elvis Presley's years in Germany as an American GI-with hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and revelations from Elvis intimates."--Book jacket front flap.
Author: David Adler Publisher: ISBN: 9781856850988 Category : Cookery, American Languages : en Pages : 159
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This biography of Elvis Presley is told through the food he ate. Perhaps because of his dirt-poor childhood, nothing mattered more to Elvis other than food.
Author: Franklin Bruno Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1441173358 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 163
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Thirty-Three and a Third is a series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the past 40 years. Over 50,000 copies have been sold! "Passionate, obsessive, and smart." -Nylon "...an inspired new series of short books about beloved works of vinyl." -Details Franklin Bruno's writing about music has appeared in the Village Voice, Salon, LA Weekly, and Best Music Writing 2003 (Da Capo). He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from UCLA, and his musical projects include Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno (Misra) and A Cat May Look At A Queen (Absolutely Kosher), a solo album. He lives in Los Angeles.
Author: Rex Mansfield Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 9781545612453 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 334
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Rex and Elisabeth Mansfield are survivors. They survived the lure of living a Hollywood, celebrity lifestyle by pulling away from the King of rock and roll, Elvis Presley. They survived the love of money and the draw of the world (1 John 4:15-17) by turning to Christ as their Lord and Savior in 1976, placing their lives in the hands of Jesus. On July 8, 2017, Rex will have survived 82 years of life. Within the last twenty years he has survived Guillian Barre' Syndrome, type 2 Diabetes and open heart surgery, along with some less abusive health issues, including Iritis, broken Achilles tendon, facial skin cancer, torn rotator cuff tendon and hernia surgery. Elisabeth survived macular degeneration with the loss of sight in her left eye after 29 injections, and thanks be to God she now has 20/15 vision in her right eye. By God's grace and healing power, she has recently survived stage one lung cancer through the use of Cyberknife radiosurgery and is now on the way to being cancer free, praise God! Furthermore, the Mansfields have survived over five decades of the ups and downs of marriage through God's divine covering while adopting a wonderful son, Don Mansfield Jr., born in January, 1966, now age 51. Our prayer is that readers of Living the Moments will not only be amazed by what they read, but will also be blessed by what they learn about God's wonderful, marvelous grace!
Author: Rex Mansfield
Author: Rex Mansfield
Author: Brian McAllister Linn
Author: William J. Taylor, Jr.
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Author: Mathias Haeussler
Author: Andreas Schroer
Author: Rex Mansfield
Author: David Adler
Author: Franklin Bruno
Author: Rex Mansfield