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Glenn Miller Declassified de Dennis M. Spragg

Glenn Miller Declassified

Autor Dennis M. Spragg
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 feb 2020
On December 15, 1944, Maj. Alton Glenn Miller, commanding officer of the Army Air Force Band (Special), boarded a plane in England bound for France with Lt. Col. Norman Francis Baessell. Somewhere over the English Channel the plane vanished. No trace of the aircraft or its occupants has ever been found. To this day Miller, Baessell, and the pilot, John Robert Stuart Morgan, are classified as missing in action.

Weaving together cultural and military history, Glenn Miller Declassified tells the story of the musical legend Miller and his military career as commanding officer of the Army Air Force Band during World War II. Miller’s disappearance resulted in numerous conspiracy theories, especially since much of the information surrounding his military service had been classified, restricted, or, in some cases, lost. Dennis M. Spragg has gained unprecedented access to the Miller family archives as well as military and government documents to lay such theories to rest and to demonstrate the lasting legacy and importance of Miller’s life, career, and service to his country.
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781640123083
ISBN-10: 1640123083
Pagini: 408
Ilustrații: 26 photographs, 1 illustration, 3 tables, index
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Potomac Books Inc
Colecția Potomac Books
Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

Dennis M. Spragg is the senior consultant of the Glenn Miller Archives and the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado–Boulder. A veteran broadcasting and media research professional, he is an internationally known expert on Glenn Miller who has been featured in the PBS television series History Detectives, the series Mysteries at the Museum, two BBC Radio productions, numerous media interviews, and many presentations. For more information about Glenn Miller Declassified, visit dennismspragg.com.

Cuprins

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
List of Abbreviations
Prelude
Part 1. Sustineo Alas
1. A Sense of Duty 
2. Director of Bands 
3. Shotgun Marriage
Part 2. Oranges and Lemons
4. A Hunk o’ Home
5. The Far Shore 
6. Stormy Weather
Part 3. Per Ardua ad Astra
7. Bomber Autobahn 
8. On the Continent
9. Homeward Bound
Coda 
Notes
Bibliography 
Index

Recenzii

"Spragg has crafted a book that will appeal and benefit an eclectic group of readers, including those with interests in World War II, big band and swing music, unsolved mysteries, and of course, Glenn Miller himself."—Military Review

“Spragg debunks a variety of conspiracy theories on Miller’s disappearance. . . . But even readers uninterested in conspiracy theories will be impressed with Miller’s extraordinary talent, remarkable work ethic, and commitment to music, the ‘kids,’ and his country.”—Richard Culyer, World War II Magazine
 

“A magnificent new look at [Glenn Miller’s] entire career, as well as a stunning conclusion about how he really went down in 1944’s most famous aerial missing person case. It’s not what you think, either!”—Blaine Taylor, Military Advisor
 

"This is an important book about a significant chapter in the life of Glenn Miller, one of the true giants of American popular music."—Joe Lang, NJ Jazz Society

"Spragg's account offers depth and closure to this long debated matter."—Rich Kienzle, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Glenn Miller Declassified will, of course, be of interest to scholars of military history and American music. But it is also an excellent resource for understanding broadcasting (both of music and spoke word) during World War II. Furthermore, Glenn Miller Declassified will be of interest to scholars of Iowa and the Midwest, as Miller was a native son of Iowa whose musical mind was shaped by the band culture of the interwar America heartland."—Annals of Iowa

"Readers who enjoy true-crime and mystery media—whether Netflix's "Making a Murderer," public radio's "Serial" or history-mysteries of any kind—will find plenty to keep the pages turning."—Clay Evans, Daily Camera

“Dennis Spragg not only brings Miller’s entire professional life and career into sharp focus; he artfully weaves together strands of military, aviation, political, and cultural history to produce what is sure to be the definitive biography of this dedicated patriot and gifted entertainer. Glenn Miller Declassified is a richly researched and wonderfully crafted work.”—Mark J. Conversino, deputy commandant and professor of strategy and security studies at the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

“Glenn Miller Declassified is a remarkable feat of historical investigation, technical analysis, and cultural retrospective. Meticulously researched, the author provides the most compelling argument yet of what happened to one of America’s most influential musical figures.”—Col. Matthew M. Hurley, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), and former USAF and division chief, ISR Doctrine and Policy

“With great dedication Dennis Spragg has extensively researched the stories that have long circulated about the disappearance of our father’s plane during World War II. Finally, there is resolution to this long-standing mystery.”—Jonnie Miller Hoffman, daughter and surviving heir of Glenn Miller

Descriere

Dennis M. Spragg tells the story of musical legend Glenn Miller and his military career as commanding officer of the Army Air Force Band during World War II. With unprecedented access to family archives as well as military and government documents, Spragg resolves the long-standing mystery of Miller’s disappearance and affirms the legacy of his life, career, and service.