Merriam Press Military Monograph 120. First Edition (March 2013). Some of the most memorable and enduring popular music of the Twentieth Century was written during the Second World War. With patriotism at an all-time high, the war effort became an integral part of the entertainment industry, creating an emotional wartime dream world of heroes, love, remembrance, reflection, and introspection. The Music of World War II tells the stories behind the origins of many of these musical compositions, some of which have survived to become standards still popular today. Contents: Preface; Introduction: The Music of the Second World War; My Sister and I: The True Story; Love, Separation, and Homecoming; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square; The Last Time I Saw Paris; Patriotism; The White Cliffs of Dover; God Bless America; This Is the Army: The Musical and the Movie; Tribute; Miss Pavlichenko; Rosie the Riveter; Military Service; Johnny Zero; The Ballad of Rodger Young; Casablanca and As Time Goes By; Faith, Hope, and Devotion; Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition; Novelty; We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line; Der Fuehrer's Face; The Story of Lili Marlene; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Bibliography. The Author: Dr. Sheldon Winkler is an authority on the music of the Second World War and an educator, author, editor, researcher, and national and international speaker on prosthodontics, implant dentistry, dental materials, and geriatric dentistry.

Dr. Winkler has contributed numerous articles to World War II History magazine. He is Professor Emeritus at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 39 photos and illustrations, bibliography.