Shep's army
Subtitle: bummers, blisters, & boondoggles
By: Jean Shepherd ; foreword by Keith Olbermann ; edited with an introduction by Eugene B. Bergmann
Contributors: Bergmann, Eugene; Olbermann, Keith, 1959-
Publisher: Opus; OPUS
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Tuxedo Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781623160128; 9781623160135; 9781623160142; 9781623160159
Subjects: Anecdotes; Military life; World War, 1939-1945; Humor; Fiction; Social life and customs; American wit and humor; American Humorous stories; Romans, nouvelles; Mœurs et coutumes; Humour américain; Récits humoristiques américains; Manners and customs; Armed Forces; United States. Army; United States
Description: Jean Shepherd, the great American humorist, radio raconteur, master storyteller, and bestselling author, has left his indelible imprint on American culture. This collection of Jean Shepherd army stories was selected and transcribed from radio programs by Shepherd biographer Eugene Bergmann and is in print for the first time.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Induction; title: Shorn; title: "D" is for Druid; title: Being orientated; title: Army phraseology; title: Shermy the Wormy; title: GI glasses; title: Lieutenant George L. Cherry takes charge; title: Pole climbing; title: Service club virtuoso; title: Fourth of July in the Army; title: USO and a family invitation; title: Shipping out; title: MOS: radar technician; title: Radar at fifteen thousand volts; title: Swamp radar; title: Night maneuvers; title: Lister bag attack; title: Boredom erupts; title: Code school; title: T/5; title: Casual company education; title: Private Sanderson; title: MOS: chicken technician; title: Passes denied; title: T.S., Mac; title: Payday; title: POWs; title: A place of rest and comfort; title: Separation center; title: Thank God I ain't in the army.