See Here, Private Hargrove

from EricCostello

When the US was preparing to enter the Second World War, there was an explosion of "army humour." Some of it was warmed-over gags from the Great War, and I suspect some of the wheezes had been used at least as far back as the Civil War. There wasn't a great deal that was fresh. Which was probably...

from MerryMary

My parents were teenagers during World War II. I grew up fascinated by stories of that time. This book is a collection of columns Hargrove wrote for his home newspaper audience while he was going through basic training and other civilian-to-soldier experiences. It is mostly a funny, square-peg-in...

from lamour

Hargrove has written a mildly humorous short volume about life as a recruit in the U.S. Army in 1941. This diary of sorts ends with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. One aspect of the book is the behind scenes view of preparing the meals for a large group of soldiers as Hargrove's first assig...

from EricCostello

When the US was preparing to enter the Second World War, there was an explosion of "army humour." Some of it was warmed-over gags from the Great War, and I suspect some of the wheezes had been used at least as far back as the Civil War. There wasn't a great deal that was fresh. Which was probably...

from MerryMary

My parents were teenagers during World War II. I grew up fascinated by stories of that time. This book is a collection of columns Hargrove wrote for his home newspaper audience while he was going through basic training and other civilian-to-soldier experiences. It is mostly a funny, square-peg-in...