The Songs that Fought the War

The Songs that Fought the War PDF Author: John Bush Jones
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584654438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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A lively social history of popular wartime songs and how they helped America's home front morale.

The Songs that Fought the War

The Songs that Fought the War PDF Author: John Bush Jones
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584654438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Book Description
A lively social history of popular wartime songs and how they helped America's home front morale.

The Music of World War II: War Songs and Their Stories

The Music of World War II: War Songs and Their Stories PDF Author: Sheldon Winkler
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 035976486X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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Merriam Press World War 2 History. Some of the most memorable and enduring popular music of the Twentieth Century was written during the Second World War. With patriotism at an all-time high, the war effort became an integral part of the entertainment industry, creating an emotional wartime dream world of heroes, love, remembrance, reflection, and introspection. The Music of World War II tells the stories behind the origins of many of these musical compositions, some of which have survived to become standards still popular today. Contents: Preface; Introduction: The Music of the Second World War; My Sister and I: The True Story; Love, Separation, and Homecoming; Patriotism; Tribute; Military Service; Faith, Hope, and Devotion; Novelty; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Bibliography. 54 photos and illustrations, bibliography.

All Quiet Along the Potomac

All Quiet Along the Potomac PDF Author: Ethel Lynn Beers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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We Gotta Get Out of This Place

We Gotta Get Out of This Place PDF Author: Doug Bradley
Publisher: UMass + ORM
ISBN: 161376426X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315

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“The diversity of voices and songs reminds us that the home front and the battlefront are always connected and that music and war are deeply intertwined.” —Heather Marie Stur, author of 21 Days to Baghdad For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam’s Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.” For a black marine distraught over the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., it was Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of Fools.” And for countless other Vietnam vets, it was “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die” or the song that gives this book its title. In We Gotta Get Out of This Place, Doug Bradley and Craig Werner place popular music at the heart of the American experience in Vietnam. They explore how and why U.S. troops turned to music as a way of connecting to each other and the World back home and of coping with the complexities of the war they had been sent to fight. They also demonstrate that music was important for every group of Vietnam veterans—black and white, Latino and Native American, men and women, officers and “grunts”—whose personal reflections drive the book’s narrative. Many of the voices are those of ordinary soldiers, airmen, seamen, and marines. But there are also “solo” pieces by veterans whose writings have shaped our understanding of the war—Karl Marlantes, Alfredo Vea, Yusef Komunyakaa, Bill Ehrhart, Arthur Flowers—as well as songwriters and performers whose music influenced soldiers’ lives, including Eric Burdon, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Country Joe McDonald, and John Fogerty. Together their testimony taps into memories—individual and cultural—that capture a central if often overlooked component of the American war in Vietnam.

Songs of the Civil War

Songs of the Civil War PDF Author: Irwin Silber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486284387
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399

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Reprint. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1960.

Battle Notes

Battle Notes PDF Author: Lee Andresen
Publisher: Savage Press
ISBN: 9781886028609
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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This is the hard cover edition of the new release

A War of Songs

A War of Songs PDF Author: Andrei Rogatchevski
Publisher: Ibidem Press
ISBN: 9783838211732
Category : Popular music
Languages : en
Pages : 247

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This book includes studies of music and politics in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the sounds of Euromaidan, parodies of the Russian national anthem, the Eurovision contest as a geopolitical battleground, and the legacies of Soviet rock.

A Hymn Before Battle, Second Edition

A Hymn Before Battle, Second Edition PDF Author: John Ringo
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1625791593
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Now with all new content by John Ringo! WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE . . . With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans¾for a price. Humanity now has three worlds to defend. As Earth's armies rush into battle and special operations units scout alien worlds, the humans begin to learn a valuable lesson: You can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

War Songs of the South

War Songs of the South PDF Author: William G. Shepperson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Songs of Protest, War & Peace

Songs of Protest, War & Peace PDF Author: R. Serge Denisoff
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif : ABC-Clio
ISBN:
Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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