Bibliograph

Shep's army, bummers, blisters, & boondoggles, Jean Shepherd ; foreword by Keith Olbermann ; edited with an introduction by Eugene B. Bergmann

Type

Label

Shep's army, bummers, blisters, & boondoggles, Jean Shepherd ; foreword by Keith Olbermann ; edited with an introduction by Eugene B. Bergmann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Shep's army

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

846460618

Responsibility statement

Jean Shepherd ; foreword by Keith Olbermann ; edited with an introduction by Eugene B. Bergmann

Sub title

bummers, blisters, & boondoggles

Summary

Jean Shepherd, the great American humorist, radio raconteur, master storyteller, and bestselling author, has left his indelible imprint on American culture. This collection of Jean Shepherd army stories was selected and transcribed from radio programs by Shepherd biographer Eugene Bergmann and is in print for the first time.--Publisher

Table Of Contents

Induction -- Shorn -- "D" is for Druid -- Being orientated -- Army phraseology -- Shermy the Wormy -- GI glasses -- Lieutenant George L. Cherry takes charge -- Pole climbing -- Service club virtuoso -- Fourth of July in the Army -- USO and a family invitation -- Shipping out -- MOS: radar technician -- Radar at fifteen thousand volts -- Swamp radar -- Night maneuvers -- Lister bag attack -- Boredom erupts -- Code school -- T/5 -- Casual company education -- Private Sanderson -- MOS: chicken technician -- Passes denied -- T.S., Mac -- Payday -- POWs -- A place of rest and comfort -- Separation center -- Thank God I ain't in the army

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