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Merriam Press Military Monograph Series

Second Edition 2017

Some of the most memorable and enduring popular music of the Twentieth Century was written during the Second World War. With patriotism at an all-time high, the war effort became an integral part of the entertainment industry, creating an emotional wartime dream world of heroes, love, remembrance, reflection, and introspection.

The Music of World War II tells the stories behind the origins of many of these musical compositions, some of which have survived to become standards still popular today.

Contents

Preface

Introduction The Music of the Second World War

Chapter 1 My Sister and I The True Story

Chapter 2 Love, Separation, and Homecoming

Chapter 3 Patriotism

Chapter 4 This Is the Army The Musical and the Movie

Chapter 5 Tribute

Chapter 6 Military Service

Chapter 7 Casablanca and As Time Goes By

Chapter 8 Faith, Hope, and Devotion

Chapter 9 Novelty

Chapter 10 The Story of Lili Marlene

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

54 photos and illustrations, bibliography

The Author

Dr. Sheldon Winkler is an authority on the music of the Second World War and an educator, author, editor, researcher, and national and international speaker on prosthodontics, implant dentistry, dental materials, and geriatric dentistry. Dr. Winkler has contributed numerous articles to World War II History magazine. He is Professor Emeritus at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ebook The Music of World War II War Songs and Their Stories 2nd Edition Sheldon Winkler 9781576385678 Books

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Product details Paperback 156 pages Publisher Merriam Press; 2nd Edition edition (March 5, 2017) Language English ISBN-10 1576385671

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The Music of World War II War Songs and Their Stories 2nd Edition Sheldon Winkler 9781576385678 Books Reviews

• The Music of World War II War Songs and their Stories, authored by Sheldon Winkler, is a delightful and captivating book which I cannot praise highly enough. The book identifies specific World War II events, happenings, and individuals that have been the subjects of popular wartime songs (and to a lesser degree movies), many of which are still popular today. Meticulously researched and thought provoking, the book compliments the author's expertise in music and history. The author has catalogued and compartmentalized war songs into six groupings, namely love, separation, and homecoming; patriotic; tribute; military service; faith, hope, and devotion; and novelty. The author brilliantly deciphers from a unique multifaceted perspective the lyrics and music of popular wartime songs including The White Cliffs of Dover, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, and My Sister and I (all three of which are discussed in detail). Additional songs discussed are As Time Goes By, Der Fuehrer's Face, God Bless America, Johnny Zero, Lili Marlene, Miss Pavlichenko, Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition, Rosie the Riveter, The Ballad of Rodger Young, The Last Time I Saw Paris, and We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line.
  
  A unique and fascinating aspect of this book is the critical appraisal of the relationship between several popular World War II songs and British Security Coordination in Rockefeller Center, an intricate secret-operations organization, whose objective was to encourage American participation in World War II. The author asserts that World War II was indeed one of the most creative and productive periods of American popular music and wartime songs were vital for bolstering morale and support for the war effort both at home and among our fighting troops stationed abroad.
  
  Once started, it is difficult to put this book down. A must read for World War II history buffs and music lovers.
  
  Christos D. Katsetos
• A fascinating and well-written account of the music some of us were priviliged to have heard as children.
  This book should appeal to both history and music buffs. As both a musician and an historian, Sheldon Winkler employs his vast erudition to illuminate many dark and obscure corners of history.There are many interesting facts about some famous and some not-so-famous players in the story of W.W. II.
  I have no hesitation in highly recommending this book to anyone who has an interest in either World War II or the music of that era.
• the book was fair. the words to the songs should have been included.i lke the book because i lived that era
• Entertaining and interesting read.
• I was somewhat disappointed because I expected more. The book should have had more pages devoted to a lot more popular songs instead of dwelling on some obscure ones like Johnny Zero (8 pages), The ballad of Roger Young (4 pages) and Miss Pavlichenko (5 pages). I don't recall any of these three and I would be surprised if anyone else remembers them.
• The best book I have ever read on the music of World War II. The author deciphers from a unique multifaceted perspective the lyrics and music of popular World War II songs in an outstanding manner. A unique and fascinating aspect of the book is the critical appraisal of the relationship between several popular World War II songs, including The White Cliffs of Dover, My Sister and I, and A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, and British Security Coordination in Rockefeller Center, an intricate secret operations organization whose objective was to aid and encourage American participation in World War II. The chapters on The Last Time I Saw Paris, Lili Marlene, God Bless America, Rosie the Riveter, and Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition are meticulously researched and present much new material. The author states that World War II was one of the most creative and productive periods of American popular music and wartime songs were vital for bolstering morale and support for the war effort at home and among our troops stationed overseas. It is difficult to put this book down once started.