The Girls Next Door
Bringing the Home Front to the Front Lines
Nonfiction, History, Military, United States, Americas, 20th Century
| Author: | Kara Dixon Vuic | ISBN: | 9780674989351 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | February 1, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kara Dixon Vuic |
| ISBN: | 9780674989351 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | February 1, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
To boost soldiers’ morale and remind them of the stakes of victory, the American military formalized a recreation program that sent respectable young women, along with famous entertainers, overseas. This history of the women who talked and listened, danced and sang, adds an intimate chapter to the story of war and its ties to life in peacetime.
To boost soldiers’ morale and remind them of the stakes of victory, the American military formalized a recreation program that sent respectable young women, along with famous entertainers, overseas. This history of the women who talked and listened, danced and sang, adds an intimate chapter to the story of war and its ties to life in peacetime.
