They are men and women who achieved fame in entertainment, in politics, in sports, and other fields. And they all had one thing in common: early in their lives they served in the U.S. military. In lively, concise and fact-filled prose, author Scott Baron presents illuminating short military biographies of these famous people in a book that is perfect for both the trivia buff and the history fan who thought he knew everything. For instance, did you know that Alan Alda, Hawkeye of the award-winning TV series M*A*S*H-a satire ...
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They are men and women who achieved fame in entertainment, in politics, in sports, and other fields. And they all had one thing in common: early in their lives they served in the U.S. military. In lively, concise and fact-filled prose, author Scott Baron presents illuminating short military biographies of these famous people in a book that is perfect for both the trivia buff and the history fan who thought he knew everything. For instance, did you know that Alan Alda, Hawkeye of the award-winning TV series M*A*S*H-a satire of the Korean War-was an Army gunnery officer in the Korean War? That gourmet cook Julia Child served with the OSS-the predecessor of the CIA-in the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II? That Yankee Hall of Famer Yogi Berra served in the U.S. Navy and participated in the D-Day landing at Normandy? Or that Theodor Geisel, more famously known as Dr. Seuss, was a major in the Army and trapped behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge? These, and hundreds more fascinating facts make THEY ALSO SERVED a delightful and fun-filled book that makes history come alive in an unexpected way.
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