Entertaining the Doughboys
Two Accounts of American Concert Parties 'Over There' During the First World War-Entertaining the American Army by James W. Evans & Gardner L. Harding and Trouping for the Troops by Margaret Mayo
Putting on a show for troops who marched under the 'stars and bars'.Concert parties performing for soldiers on campaign were unknown before the First World War, but British entertainment troupes, after much opposition from military authorities, eventually began performing for 'the boys over there' on the Western Front. By the time the American Army arrived in Europe in 1917 the volunteer services which supported troops in the field with everything from canteens to medical care were an established feature on the field of conflict. These invaluable people, often women, carried out their duties in very difficult circumstances with great courage…
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Weitere Autoren: Harding, Gardner L. / Mayo, Margaret
- ISBN: 978-1-78282-753-5
- EAN: 9781782827535
- Produktnummer: 27625268
- Verlag: Leonaur
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 328 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.9 cm 439 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 439
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