LEADER 02408nam 22005534a 450 001 9910816992503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8262-7202-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000015204 035 $a(OCoLC)646066433 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10400596 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000413876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11293386 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10383915 035 $a(PQKB)11242746 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3440738 035 $a(OCoLC)861268280 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26885 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3440738 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10400596 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000015204 100 $a20090803d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChewing gum, candy bars, and beer $ethe Army PX in World War II /$fJames J. Cooke 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (186 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8262-1867-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-179) and index. 327 $aChewing 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; Index 330 $aVeterans 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. 606 $aMilitary exchanges$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zUnited States 615 0$aMilitary exchanges$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 676 $a940.54/8373 700 $aCooke$b James J$0559899 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816992503321 996 $aChewing gum, candy bars, and beer$94119818 997 $aUNINA