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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Yank is the fascinating weekly newspaper that was dedicated to the GI Joe of World War II. The best of Yank is history, current events, social commentary, sports history entertainment, sex, and homespun advice all rolled into one. It captures both the spirit of the World War II GI and the grim reality of the violence he encountered. Here are: in-depth war news, articles and reports from all of the fronts; honest evaluations of America's allies and their military efforts; realistic estimations of the enemy's strong and weak points; helpful hints on how to clean a rifle (with some suggestions from the Germans); advicde on how to prepare income tax returns or make certain that remittance checks reach family and loved ones; predictions about what to expect after discharge --and luscious Hollywood pinups of Jean Parker, Betty Grable, Esther Williams, and Lena Horne. Each issue contains irreverent "Sad Sack" cartoons, magnificent and moving photographic coverage of great battles, lethal skirmishes and front-line living conditions, and even crossword puzzles and other games of skill.
Author: Amy Pilkington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520677699
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Yank, the Army Weekly was a military publication sold to deployed soldiers during World War II. To boost soldiers' morale, each issue contained a pin-up girl. These lovely ladies were some of the most famous actresses, models, and dancers of their time. This book features the pin-up girls in the 1944 issues of Yank. Inside you'll find photos of Lauren Bacall, Elyse Knox, Ann Savage, Ingrid Bergman, K.T. Stevens, Chili Williams, Angela Greene, Peggy Corday, Jeanne Craine, Rita Hayworth, and many more. Bios are included for each girl, one of which was an Olympic figure skater.
Author: John P. Langellier
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1784380237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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A history of the United States Army during the time it served as the vanguard of western expansion and a description of its uniforms and equipment in the late nineteenth century. Each volume in this ongoing series combines detailed and informative captions with over 100 rare and unusual images. These books are a must for anyone interested in American military uniforms.
Author: Amy Pilkington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520167107
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
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Yank, the Army Weekly was a military publication sold to deployed soldiers during World War II. To boost soldiers' morale, each issue contained a pin-up girl. These lovely ladies were some of the most famous actresses, models, and dancers of their time. This book features the pin-up girls in the 1942 and 1943 issues of Yank. Inside you'll find photos of Betty Grable, Ava Gardner, Hedy Lamarr, Anne Gwynne, Elyse Knox, and many more. Bios are included for each girl.
Author: Barrett McGurn
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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The extraordinary story of the world's first global periodical and history's most successful U.S. Army publication. "Yank Magazine" provided an irreverent and honest account of the sharing, suffering and frustrations of GIs during World War II. Includes cartoons and graphics from the original publications.
Author: Ted Ellsworth
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9781560258346
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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"Written in 1945 and never published, Yank is a first-person memoir of World War II by an American who joined the British army in 1941." "Ted Ellsworth's memoir begins with his tearful goodbyes to his young wife and family. It covers his Atlantic crossing; his assignment to a tank regiment in North Africa and the campaign there (including a firsthand account of meeting "Monty"); his participation in the invasion of Italy and the second wave of D-Day; incredible accounts of fierce battles, being taken prisoner by the Germans, the horrendous privations in a POW camp, and liberation by Russians; and finally, a year spent wandering eastern Europe at war's end, trying to get home to the U.S. The final pages detail Ellsworth's homecoming, and end with the moment he kisses his wife."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Editors Of Yank
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494084608
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
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Publisher: Potomac Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Yank was the US Army's weekly magazine, written by the troops themselves during World War II. A 23-page facsimile of the magazine is included in this book, which chronicles the uncensored story of what 14 million Americans did to achieve victory - in the words of those involved. Here, in the language and artwork of contributors who include Joe McCarthy, Merle Miller, George Baker, Irwin Shaw, Ed Cunningham, Andy Rooney, William Saroyan and Richard Armour, is the GIs' account of how they fought, thought, felt, lived and talked between 1941 and 1945.
Author: Robert W. Black
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526744457
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
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This Civil War history reveals the tactics and covert operations of both Union and Confederate rangers, guerilla forces, and volunteer units. The major battles of the American Civil War are well recorded. But while much has been written about the action at Shiloh and Gettysburg, far less is known about the cover operations and irregular warfare that were equally consequential. Both the Union and Confederate armies employed small forces of highly trained soldiers for special operations behind enemy lines. In Yank and Rebel Rangers, historian Robert W. Black tells this untold story of the war between the states. Skilled in infiltration, often crossing enemy lines in disguise, these warriors went deep into enemy territory, captured important personnel, disrupted lines of communication, and sowed confusion and fear. Often wearing the uniform of the enemy, they faced execution as spies if captured. Despite these risks, and in part because of them, these warriors fought and died as American rangers.
Author: Alexander Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Menus
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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