1994, ISBN: 0679414231

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780679414230], Near Fine, [PU: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.], Jacket, First Printing. A VERY GOOD, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears and interior markings. ILLUS… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780679414230], Near Fine, [PU: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.], Jacket, First Printing. A VERY GOOD, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears and interior markings. ILLUSTRATED in black-and-white photography with accompanying descriptive captions. "In 1941, when the United States entered World War II, along with her vast resources and manpower she contributed a major weapon whose patriotic muscle has never been fully appreciated: the Hollywood star." 357 pages. "Often told in the performers' own words, 'When the Stars Went to War' is the story of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, and the other leading men who went into combat. It is the story of Carole Lombard, Bette Davis, Groucho Marx, Jimmy Cagney, Greer Garson, and a host of others who raised millions for the war effort by selling bonds, and of such luminaries as Marlene Dietrich, Mickey Rooney, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Jack Benny, who put themselves in considerable danger entertaining troops at the front." NOTE: Due to size/weight of the book additional shipping cost will be requested/required for EXPEDITED and OUT-OF-U.S. shipment. GA3, Books<

1994, ISBN: 0679414231

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780679414230], Near Fine, [PU: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.], Jacket, First Printing. A VERY GOOD, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears and interior markings. ILLUS… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780679414230], Near Fine, [PU: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.], Jacket, First Printing. A VERY GOOD, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears and interior markings. ILLUSTRATED in black-and-white photography with accompanying descriptive captions. "In 1941, when the United States entered World War II, along with her vast resources and manpower she contributed a major weapon whose patriotic muscle has never been fully appreciated: the Hollywood star." 357 pages. "Often told in the performers' own words, 'When the Stars Went to War' is the story of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, and the other leading men who went into combat. It is the story of Carole Lombard, Bette Davis, Groucho Marx, Jimmy Cagney, Greer Garson, and a host of others who raised millions for the war effort by selling bonds, and of such luminaries as Marlene Dietrich, Mickey Rooney, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Jack Benny, who put themselves in considerable danger entertaining troops at the front." NOTE: Due to size/weight of the book additional shipping cost will be requested/required for EXPEDITED and OUT-OF-U.S. shipment. GA3, Books<