Remembering songs from the radio, from dance bands and music halls, from the popular films of the period, and from the ENSA tours that took British entertainers to the troops, this book aims to recapture the spirit of the World War II years through their music and songs. It is tied to a BBC Television film and contains biographical details of the entertainers, as well as information about the songs they made famous, including the lyrics. The songs have nostalgia value for the generation that lived through the war and resonance for younger generations, to whom many of them are familiar through films and commercials. The illustrations include photographs, sheet-music covers, advertisements, newspaper and magazine headlines, and newspaper cartoons.
- ISBN10 0752210653
- ISBN13 9780752210650
- Publish Date 28 April 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Boxtree Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 143
- Language English