I understand that Wise and Rehill are preparing a sequel which will profile movie stars who served in the Marine Corps. They employed official records, archival sources, interviews, letters, books, and periodicals to document their profiles of stars who served in the United States sea services (the Navy, Navy Reserve, Coast Guard, or Coast Guard Reserve) from the 1920s through Korea. This unique book documents the wartime experiences of men whose stories range from truly heroic efforts to those of enlistees who performed mundane but essential services and helped to ensure victory.Īuthors Wise (a naval aviator, intelligence officer, and author of three other naval books) and Rehill (an experienced magazine writer and editor, and former acquisitions editor for the Naval Institute Press) divide their book into four sections and provide five informative appendices, a selected bibliography, an eight page index, and 117 black-and-white illustrations. Stars in Blue considers many cinema stars who answered, often eagerly, their nation's call to service in our country's time of need. When recalling public figures who served in the United States Navy, others imagine President John F. When motion picture stars who served their country during wartime are mentioned, many people inevitably think of the late actor Jimmy Stewart who served in the Air Force. Hollywood Stars and Their WWII Service in Uniform
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