Duty, Honor, Applause: America's Entertainers in World War II Central two world wars separated by

two world wars separated by a great civil war

One day your soul will leave

a fatal dose of radioactivity

when there is a pain to be overcome

Duty, Honor, Applause: America's Entertainers in World War II Central two world wars separated byFrom the backlots of Hollywood to the radio studios of New York, America's entertainers, like so many American men and women, made the abrupt transition from show business to the lifeand death realities of war. Painstakingly researched and profusely illustrated, DUTY, HONOR, APPLAUSE tells the stories of the entertainers whose public exploits brought another type of fame, but whose battlefield duty has long been overlooked. Here are the stories of