Special Service Section (5 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Good, 16-page, staple-bound, undated, World-War-Two era paperback with age toning to wraps and pages, and light soiling to wraps; text is unmarked.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Good, unmarked, 31-page, staple-bound paperback with yellowing and light soiling to wraps, minor edgewear to wraps, creased bottom corner on rear wrap, and soft crease in bottom corner of most pages in text block.

Paperback. Condition: Used: Good. Des rousseurs sur la couverture sinon bon état.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1958 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 32 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 32 Volume no.294 United States. Agricultural Marketing Service. Market Organization and Costs Branch. Special Crops Section.

Condition: Good+. Produced in England for American servicemen, Skirts exemplifies the Eighth Air Force's morale-boosting entertainment during WWII. This souvenir program details an intimate musical in fifteen scenes presented by the Special Service Section, featuring music and lyrics by Pfc. Frank Loesser, Pfc. Harold Rome, and Arthur Schwartz. Production and direction were overseen by Lt. Arthur G. Brest, A.C., with a striking color cover illustrated and signed by the artist Quier. It contains a full cast list, orchestra credits, and the patriotic poem Young Eagles. SPECS: +++ Imprint: Special Service Section, U.S. Army Eighth Air Force, Somewhere in England, [ca. 1943-1944]. +++ Format: Single-signature booklet, approximately 5.5 x 7 inches, original pictorial wrappers. +++ Pagination: Unpaginated [12 pages, including wrappers], with two loose interior sheets as issued. CONDITION: Good. +++ The Leaflet: Entirely clean and complete throughout. Evenly age-toned as expected for wartime paper stock, with a minor curl along the outer edges. A faint vertical center fold is present from original pocket carriage by a serviceman. +++ The Structural Integrity: The program includes two loose interior sheets, though the text and layout remain entirely complete and presentable. A solid, un-restored example of a notoriously fragile piece of field-issued military ephemera. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - The presence of Pfc. Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) and Pfc. Harold Rome (Pins and Needles) situates this ephemeral program within the vital, early creative output of two major postwar Broadway composers. Drafted into military service, these theatrical titans were weaponized by the Special Service Section to maintain G.I. morale in the European Theater. The revue represents a fascinating hybrid of Broadway-caliber songwriting and raw, front-line military amateurism. MATERIAL & BIBLIOGRAPHICAL UTILITY Printed on localized, low-grade English wartime paper stock due to strict rationing, this program is a classic example of "theater-of-operations" printing. The cover art by 'Quier' offers a unique piece of undocumented military graphic design, while the internal layout serves as a directory of the personnel stationed at the Eighth Air Force bases during the critical build-up to the air campaign over occupied Europe. SCHOLARLY FEATURES: DESIGN, SCHOLARSHIP, & INFLUENCE +++ The Broadway Draft: Documents the exact historical moment when top-tier American theatrical talent was consolidated into the U.S. military apparatus to write specialized propaganda and camp shows. +++ Social History of the Eighth A.F.: The cast list and scene breakdown provide historians with a clear view of the humor, coping mechanisms, and cultural references that resonated with young aviators facing extreme casualty rates. +++ Ephemeral Survival: Represents a scarce survivor of troop entertainment ephemera; items like this were almost universally discarded in barracks or lost during base reassignments. Subjects: World War II Entertainment, Eighth Air Force, U.S. Army Special Services, Frank Loesser, Harold Rome, WWII Theater Programs, Allied Forces in England, Military Ephemera, Performing Arts, Wartime Memorabilia.