With this book, After the Battle have extended their well-known theme of presenting the Second World Ware through 'then and now' comparison photographs by illustrating every venue in which Glenn Miller and his American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force played in Britain 1944.
Wherever they present-day Glenn Miller orchestras paly, they are continually being asked: where exactly did the great man perform? Now Miller aficionado Chris Way lists and chronicles every concert and broadcast that the band undertook from June 1944, when it arrived in the UK, to that tragic day six months later when Glenn went missing on a flight to France.
Recollections fade, and almost every person who saw a 'big band' performing in American uniform during the war believes it was Glenn Miller. Chris now set to record straight as to which were, or were not, genuine Miller concerts.
The circumstances surrounding the last flight as described, avoiding the considerable speculation - some of it highly improbable - which has surrounded it in recent years, to illustrate what happened on that foggy December day in 1944.
Chris Way also details the two files in which Miller appeared during the war plus, of course, The Glen Miller Story. To all those who remember the bitter-sweet days of the Second World War, or whose memories are aroused by the wonderful Miller sound, this book will provide the missing link between the man and his music.
Author: Way, Chris
Publisher: Battle of Britain Prints International
Condition: New
Isbn13: 9780900913921