Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II
Europe
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58m
Narrated by Gary Sinise. A look at legendary entertainer Bob Hope's contribution in World War II and the incredible miles his troupe logged in the middle of a world war to entertain Americans fighting in Europe and the Pacific and on the home front. Nobody quite like Bob Hope when it came to entertaining the troops in WWII.
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