European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                World War ii i. A As told by those who fought it yank the army weekly by Sieve Kuff or  press j56 pp., $25 Mik Genalo new York b urea ii e t was dubbed a i weekly Quot by the. Men. For the men in the  its official title was yank the army weekly am for the average Serviceman it was his personal. Means of communicating with others who Felt and thought Mehas he.  made its debut in May 1942, and for More than three years kept the men informed and their morale As High As it Codd until it  discharged from the army on Dee. 31,1945, by Dwight d. F Isenho it ver then army chief of staff. In a recent compilation of work from yank Steve Kluger takes on the task of showing people the colourful history of the a enlisted men so . �?����.�.��. A. A a a a. A and enlisted men it was no officers were Al Lowed Dave Bregor the Man credited with coining the phrase Quot i Joe Quot through his cartoon character a him. Bregor a had to Transfer to the stars and stripes when he. Was commissioned a second lieutenant. Kluger a playwright and novelist became interested in the subject after coming across several issues of yank published in 1944 and .1945. He was amazed that the Magazine and the part it played in world War ii Wasny to better known Quot in  Ril Hui Law icy a it in 10 know is u 11 Thi Viusa. A i a cd Shn a 1-. Mank. 1 Quot i fee that it is pertinent to events taking place today a a he says. Quot Ami i thought that it would he something of interest to Many. Quot i went to a publisher and presented my proposal and they jumped at it. It was the easiest Sale i Ever made.�?�. At 38, even born when the War was on and he wus concerned that a compilation of articles by someone his age  be taken seriously. A. A. A. A a a i asked that my picture not be placed on the dust cover of the Book a he says. �?o1 Felt that it would be obvious that i was too Young to have experienced the  All articles in the Magazine were firsthand accounts of Many of the biggest Battles of world War ii As seen through the eyes of die infantryman Tanker artillerymen or Sailor sgt. Joe Mccarthy a yank editor is credited with the Obser vation a ii our correspondent survives we have a Story. If lie does i Vic have a casualty. There were no famous at that time by lines Here just your average Tom Dick 11 any or Joe. But yank did introduce Many who were to go on to literary Fame. Noted authors William Saroyan Merle Miller and Irwin Shaw were among the regular contributors. Columnist and to commentator Andy Rooney who was later to write for the stars and stripes also honed his writing skills. Here. One who came to yank with a reputation for being sacrilegious a As far As officers were concerned a was Marion Hargrove who had at tamed some notoriety with his Book a see Here private Hargrove a which told of his experiences during Basic training. In addition to articles there was a mail Call. Section where Gas could write letters to the Edi. Tor and let off steam the poets cornered where the More creative could submit their musings and lots of cartoons. ,. A a some of America s Best cartoonists got their feet wet in yank. Quot. A a 19-year-old Bil Mauldin introduced the world to a Willie amp Joe a two do faces yank says the nickname was derived from . Facts a we Wear dog tags sleep in Pup tents arc   eaters and come on the fun when by Hist led  George Baker introduced sad faced Downtrodden private sad sack and As mentioned Bregor originated i Joe in his a pvt. Breg cry cartoons. There was never anything quite like yank before and lets Hope that there la never be a reason for there to be anything like it again. As one read or  Magazine summed it up a. A a dear yank if the War is Over before my subscription runs out i Hope you will just forget about it for i know a i  a 4-�?. A -. T a a a a a a a the Book will be available in stars and stripes bookstores reviews t. Cora Glissan Boyle East is East by to Cora Hessan Boyle Viking 325 pp., $19,95 Ashe jumps from the Bridge of a freighter bound for Georgia with a cargo of microwave ovens. Iii Tanaka hits a. Burning vision. Despised in Japan because of his mixed. Blood his father was an american., Luppie a him will. Swim to Shore and make a new Lii e a 1 Tinong. Die shopping malls Heaters and  a. Society that is nothing if hot a mixture. / a meanwhile Ruth Dei show Itz a doubtfully talented but Well. Connected writer has her own fervent and mixed up vision. She wants Tobe the Toast of the literary world profitably published and the permanent squeeze of her useful connect Ion a the son of the proprietor of the artist Colony where she lives. A. A a /. A a. A 1 eventually these two meet. Their wonderfully tangled encounter is hot so much a clash of elemental forces As of elemental misunderstandings. The result is a novel that is spirited Clever and very funny a hut wit hone problem. Efforts to strike a More serious note Here and there on the theme. Suggested by , Are interesting but not quite successful these somewhat awkward shifts detract from but do. Not ruin the Hooks funnier moment is. Richard Ederl is Angeles times tie g Host. For urn the grand Banks by add or  la r pc f it a it a m b books 228 pp., $19,95 Arthur c. Clarke s science fiction emphasizes the science in engrossing tales that remain accessible to even those who have trouble remembering the formula for water. W in e r figure s prom i n e u t by in i h is latest work by. The author of a zoo 1 a space  most of it takes place after the turn of the Century As the 2012 Centennial of the sinking of the titanic approaches. It two groups want to raise the ship. A Western faction wants to haul it to Florida and Anchor it conveniently near Disney world a japanese group wants to make it part of a Tokyo on sea a and both need the same experts to do the Job. Those Are the stain human characters their lives. And humanity a obsession with the. Titanic provide the drama.  does not disappoint. Those who  find a computer involved actually its a program that when plugged into a video display terminal draws patterns into Infinity. Clarke portrays it As being even More seductive than dungeons and. Dragons. A. A. A. Sharon Miller United press International Haroun and the sea of stories by Salman Rushdie Granta Viking 219 pp., $18,95 the re will be for those familiar with the harrowing unhappy Days of Salman Rushdie since the publication of a the satanic verses a a kind of pathos in this novel of a storyteller who loses his gift of gab and while that pathos remains As a Shadow in the background Rushdie is such a wonderfully delightful Teller of tall tales that this Book emerges As a Triumph the perfect follow up to a the satanic  on its most Basic level a Cha round is a child a Story. Rushdie says he a began it As a bedtime Story for his son but its subtext is All about the nature a and  storytelling in a  is Quot so ruinous by sad it had forgotten its  \ /. I. A pair of crises  storyteller of his ability to  and he and his son Haroun go on a  adventures to retrieve it. It is on these adventures that. Rushdie s a imagination soars to childlike Heights a to the Earth a Iii visible second. Moon the magnificent City of gup and an  Battle Between the forces of Light and dark. A. A a. 1 his is a Masterwork one of those a books i iat should be an instant. Classic a delightful and thoughtful a Book for both children and adults. Pulled off with verve and cunning. David e. Anderson United press International All books Are or will be available at stars and a a stripes bookstores. A a a. Page 16 c to plus a Sun Oak  23, 1990