A companion to the successful volumes on the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps, Stars in Blue & Stars in the Corps (see page 27), this book is filled with celebrity profiles of motion picture stars who served in the U.S. Army & air services from World War I through the Vietnam War. Many readers will discover for the first time details of the contributions made by Audie Murphy, Charlton Heston, Jimmy Stewart & many others. Most remarkable is the large number of celebrities who chose to serve their country in a military capacity--especially during World War II--instead of continuing their lives of luxury in Hollywood. With the previous two books, this work completes the picture of the military experience of movie stars in the United States.

Find out about Ronald Reagan as an officer in the Army Air Corps Reserve producing training films for pilots, & Elvis Presley's time as a sergeant, & how Clark Gable, a B-17 gunner, almost became a casualty during a bombing mission over Germany. Rarely have the lives of movie stars been so honestly portrayed & with such interesting anecdotes & photographs of their military experiences. Encyclopedic in scope, many of these portraits are based on interviews with the stars & their families, and, to assure authenticity, on official reports & documents. Even the most avid movie buff will be surprised & delighted by the little-known facts presented here, & military buffs & historians will be impressed by the often difficult & sometimes dangerous work of these celebrities.