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Nightmare in the Pacific : the World War II saga of Artie Shaw and his navy band / Michael Doyle.
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Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doyle, Michael, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004--Performances--Pacific Area.
- Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004--Health.
- United States. Navy--Bandmasters--Biography.
- United States. Navy Band 501--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--Music and the war.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 278 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map.
- Other Title:
- World War II saga of Artie Shaw and his navy band
- World War Two saga of Artie Shaw and his navy band
- World War 2 saga of Artie Shaw and his navy band
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- "All Worked Up Inside"
- Taking Off
- Young Man in a Hurry
- Battle of the Bands
- The Enlisted Man
- From Minesweeper to Bandstand
- "A Pretty Good Group"
- Meet the Band
- Shipping Out
- The Breakers
- New Caledonia
- Beyond Noumea
- Guadalcanal
- Nightmare
- The New Zealand Beat
- "The Ladies Were Wonderful"
- Down Under
- "Wake Up Screaming"
- "Shaw Is Not Well"
- A "Dying Duck"
- England
- Rearrangements.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Doyle, Michael, 1956- Nightmare in the pacific
- ISBN:
- 9781574419566 (electronic bk.)
- 1574419560 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032721875
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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