02437nam 22005654a 450 991079146660332120230726233708.00-8262-7202-9(CKB)2560000000015204(OCoLC)646066433(CaPaEBR)ebrary10400596(SSID)ssj0000413876(PQKBManifestationID)11293386(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413876(PQKBWorkID)10383915(PQKB)11242746(MiAaPQ)EBC3440738(OCoLC)861268280(MdBmJHUP)muse26885(Au-PeEL)EBL3440738(CaPaEBR)ebr10400596(EXLCZ)99256000000001520420090803h20092009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChewing gum, candy bars, and beer the Army PX in World War II /James J. CookeColumbia :University of Missouri Press,2009.©20091 online resource (186 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1867-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-179) and index.Chewing Gum, Candy Bars, and Beer; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. From the Sutler's Tent; 2. Preparedness and War; 3. Regulations and Agreements; 4. Expansion and Shortages, 1943-1944; 5. No Beer!; Photo Section; 6. To Final Victory; 7. 1945 and V-Days; 8. Consequences and Aftermath; Notes; Selected Bibliography; IndexVeterans of WWII have long sung the praises of the PX - a little piece of home in far-flung corners of the world. This title presents the story of the Army Exchange System. It traces the evolution of the PX from the beginning to the end of World War II from the point of view of those who ran the service and that of the soldiers who used it.Military exchangesUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945United StatesMilitary exchangesHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945940.54/8373Cooke James J559899MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791466603321Chewing gum, candy bars, and beer3703541UNINA