In the entire history of show business, no individual has traveled so far - so often - to entertain so many, as Bob Hope. To the American GI and all the men and women serving in the armed forces of the free world, Bob was the ultimate road warrior. For fifty years Hope traveled the globe entertaining troops in combat zones and on lonely duty far from home.

The tradition, the legend of Hope and the GI, started in 1941 when the country was still at peace. During World War II, on remote airfields, aboard ships at sea, at sub-zero Alaskan outposts, one piece of scuttlebutt persisted: "Bob Hope is coming."

In his latest book, I Was There, Bob Hope recalls, through words and photos, his memorable account of the war effort and of entertaining the troops in World War II. From his early radio shows on American military bases, to his far-flung travels into foreign war zones, Bob Hope tells of a different side of the War, as only he can.

Originally sold only as part of the collector's boxed-set, "Bob Hope Remembers... The European Theatre & D-Day," I Was There has been extended to include Bob's experiences and memories of the entire war, including the South Pacific.