Next to a Letter from Home by Geoffrey Butcher

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Next to a Letter from Home by Geoffrey Butcher

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Summary

Tells the story of the band which Glen Miller brought to Britain just after D-Day during World War II. This book covers the last phase of Miller's career and includes a day-by-day record of where the band performed, and a comprehensive list of their recordings.

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Next to a Letter from Home by Geoffrey Butcher

For those who lived during World War II, one sound in particular has become indelibly associated with those times - the smooth strains of "Moonlight Serenade" announcing that Glenn Miller was on the air. As Captain (later Major) Glenn Miller, he and his American band of the AEF broadcast over the BBC almost every day during the last year of the war, boosting the nation's morale in those long, war-weary days. This book covers the last phase of Miller's distinguished career and is told against the military and broadcasting background of the time. The author has drawn on numerous archives and much of the story is told in special contributions by musicians who played in the band, alongside a record of the band's performance in Britain and Europe and a comprehensive list of their sound recordings.

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ISBN 13 9780751510782
ISBN 10 0751510785
Title Next to a Letter from Home
Author Geoffrey Butcher
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1994-10-20
Number of pages 431
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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