Always Home: 50 Years of the USO--The Official Photographic History (Signed Copy)

Coffey, Frank; Frank Coffey

ISBN 10: 0080405762 / ISBN 13: 9780080405766

Published by Brassey's (US), Inc., Washington, DC, 1991

About this Item

A clean and unmarked blue cloth-boards hardback with an unclipped dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable plastic cover. Flat-signed on the half-title page with absolutely no further inscription, by the author. First Edition with a complete (10-to-1) number-line. Plenty of black-and-white USO photos. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship (tracking included) promptly from Roswell, Ga. Proudly serving satisfied book customers for over thirty years.

Seller Inventory # 22022115

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Always Home: 50 Years of the USO--The Official Photographic History (Signed Copy)
• Publisher: Brassey's (US), Inc., Washington, DC
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080405762
• ISBN 13: 9780080405766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • War
  • Performing Arts
  • Military History

About this title

Synopsis

A celebration of the USO features photographs of such USO performers as Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe, Sammy Davis, jr., Martha Raye, John Wayne, Loretta Lynn, Jimmy Stewart, and Elizabeth Taylor

Reviews

YA-- A fine source for students who have an interest in the United Service Organization. The book, primarily photographs, is broken down chronologically from the organization's inception in 1941 to its development in boosting troop morale in Desert Storm. Some text precedes each of the chapters so that readers have a view of the establishment of the USO and its subsequent work. The black-and-white photographs are generally large and of good quality; most depict the actual USO tours, but some are of enlisted men and women and serve to capture the flavor of the times. Notably absent is an index, so this cannot be used as a source on past USO performers. A foreword by Bob Hope, written in a humorous tone, offers a nice touch. --Diane Goheen, Topeka West High School, KS
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