About the Author

JOHN BUSH JONES is the author of Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American Musical Theatre (Brandeis 2003) and The Songs that Fought the War: Popular Music and the Home Front, 1939-1945 (Brandeis 2006).

Reviews

[L]avishly illustrated and superbly produced . . . the reader is treated to a large selection of wartime advertising in periodicals that are hard to find. . . . For those of us who love the sentimentality and unity of the greatest generation, Jones s book is a real treat. Winterthur Portfolio"

Jones has written an accessible book with the potential to break out of the academy and appeal to the general public. H-Net Review in the Humanities & Social Sciences"

This well-written book documents the important role of advertising during a critical period in US history. Highly recommended. Choice"