Legion Airs  Songs of "Over There" and "Over Here"

Compiled by Frank E. Peat,  Edited by Lee Orean Smith,  and Dedicated To The Men In Service

Copyrighted in 1932

Leo Feist, Inc.

1629 Broadway, New York

Printed in the USA

This booklet is in good condition. The covers and the page edges show discoloration from aging. There is some winkling on both the front and back covers. The pages themselves are in good shape. No tears or writing were evident upon perusal. The corners are a little bit bent on some pages. Please see pictures.

Foreward:

The Soldiers and sailors of every war create and sing certain songs in which they find spiritual unity. Sometimes these songs are somber and sentimental; sometimes they are gay and rollicking with the humor that is typical of our national mood.

We at home learn to sing the same songs, for our tasks are identical with those of the men overseas. We sing these same songs, because we want to be united to them and to feel that we, too, are a part of the great spiritual forces which sustain them.

This group of favorite songs of our soldiers and sailors was compiled to provide schools, civic organizations, music clubs, singing groups, army camps and training stations with the most complete collection of "Legion Airs".

This compilation has been called "an important contribution to the preservation of priceless, melodic memories." But it is more than that. These songs, sung year after year by an invincible and determined nation, have produced a national morale unequalled anywhere in the world.  -- Frank E. Peat

Also includes the poem, "The Unknown Soldier"  by Billy Rose.

144 pages

Booklet measures 6-7/8" x 10-1/2"

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