Joe The Wounded Tennis Player Morton Thompson 1945 Armed Services Edition

Joe, The Wounded Tennis Player by Morton Thompson is a unique and historically significant book published as an Armed Services Edition for the U.S. military during World War II. This overseas edition was distributed by the Special Services Division and is a non-commercial publication intended exclusively for members of the Armed Forces. The book includes humorous sketches and an introduction by Robert Benchley, with illustrations by Virgil Partch. It was published in 1945 by Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., arranged with Doubleday, Doran and Co., New York.

This special edition was designed to provide entertainment and morale support to soldiers during wartime with its compact, digest-sized format. The story reflects a wartime era perspective, enriched with humor and poignant moments. A collector's piece, this edition is notable for its rarity, historical context, and the author's tribute to his brother, Lewis Marshall Thompson II, an Air Cadet killed in 1944. A must-have for collectors of military literature, vintage paperbacks, and wartime memorabilia.