Entertaining the Doughboys: Two Accounts of American Concert Parties 'Over There' During the First World War-Entertaining the American Army by Jam

by James W. Evans

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782827528
• ISBN13: 9781782827528
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"