Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor from World War II

Osgood, Charles, Editor

ISBN 10: 0786866616 / ISBN 13: 9780786866618

Published by Hyperion Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 2001

About this Item

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signature of Charles Osgood is pasted in to half title page. Minor edgewear particularly to top front corner.

Seller Inventory # 019800

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor from World War II
• Publisher: Hyperion Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786866616
• ISBN 13: 9780786866618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Fourth Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Humor

About this title

Synopsis

War is hell, but it can also be hilarious. Now, inspired by a ubiquitous piece of graffiti that servicemen left behind during World War II, Emmy Award-winning television journalist Charles Osgood has collected an assortment of classic stories and comic tales that celebrate the good humour that buoyed spirits throughout the world.

About the Author

Charles Osgood writes and anchors The Osgood File four times daily over the CBS radio network and anchors CBS television's Sunday Morning every week. He is the winner of two Emmys and three Peabody Awards; Washington Journalism Review named him "Best in the Business" five years running; and in 1990 he was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters' Broadcasting Hall of Fame. He lives in New Jersey.