Introducing the Sky Blazers: The Adventures of a Special Band of Troops That Entertained the Allied Forces During World War II

by Jack Jacobson

Book Overview

In New York City in 1939, neither eighteen-year-old Jack "Jake" Jacobson nor his comrade Murray "Duke" Davison had any intention of joining the military. Their sights were set on playing club dates in what Duke called the "upholstered sewers" of Manhattan. Jake, a comic, and Duke, a jazz trumpet player, were amateur entertainers looking for their big break, not men in uniform readying themselves for war.

That all changed after Pearl Harbor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597972851
• ISBN13: 9781597972857
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"