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Here is the extraordinary story of the world's first global periodical-reaching troops on six continents-and history's most successful U.S. Army publication.
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The WWII army weekly YANK, was written by enlisted men with no officer oversight, was the world's first periodical with a global circulation, but was never released to the general public in the US. McGurn, a war correspondent for YANK and a foreign correspondent in eight wars, tells the story of the magazine's publication during the war, looking at its writers, its content, and attempts by officers the censor the often irreverent voices of ordinary soldiers. B&w historical photos and cartoons are included. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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