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Summary
A companion to the successful volumes on the U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps, Stars in Blue and Stars in the Corps, this book is filled with celebrity
profiles of motion picture stars who served in the U.S. Army and air services
from World War I through the Vietnam War. Many readers will discover for the first
time details of the contributions made by Audie Murphy, Charlton Heston, Jimmy
Stewart, and many others. Most remarkable is the large number of celebrities who
chose to serve their country in a military capacity-especially during World War
II-instead of continuing their lives of luxury in Hollywood. With the previous
two books, this work completes the picture of the military experience of movie
stars in the United States.
Readers can find out about Ronald Regan producing training
films for pilots as an officer in the Army Air Corps Reserve, Sgt. Elvis Presley's
expertise in jeep maintenance, and how Clark Gable almost became a casualty while
flying on a bombing mission over Germany. Rarely have the lives of movie stars
been so honestly portrayed and with such interesting anecdotes and photographs
of their military experiences. Encyclopedic in scope, these portraits draw on
interviews with the stars and their families, and on official reports and documents
to ensure authenticity. Even the most avid movie buff will be surprised and delighted
by the little-known facts presented here, and military buffs and historians will
be impressed by the often difficult and sometimes dangerous work of these celebrities.
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