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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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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Doyle, Michael, 1956- author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
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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