"The history reflects the point of view of individuals who had immediate and constant contact with the problems of Special Services during this war. It is a frank, open and unbiased account of the problems that were faced by the Special Services Division and how they were met." -- from the Preface. Library set includes two distinct volumes bound as volume 13; the expanded volume contains Exhibits A - K. Exhibit A contains Army Regulation no. 210-390, July 10, 1942, "Posts, Camps and Stations. Motion Picture Service;" Exhibit H contains "Theater Officer's Guide, U.S. Army Motion Picture Service," 29 June 1945; Exhibit K contains photos of theaters. Preface of volume 1 indicates date 15 September 1945. Annexes contain various dates, including matter covering activities in 1946. These 13 volumes describe the history of Special Services Division, A.S.F. World War II. "The authorship of the various branch histories is indicated in the respective volumes. The chapters in this volume [vol. 1] summarizing the history of the Special Services Division, the Army Exchange Service and Athletics and Recreation were prepared by Lt. Colonel Leslie S. Pearl, AUS and Captain Henry Kohn, AUS. Because of the shortage of some of the exhibits and the difficulty of reproduction, only one complete set of volumes of this history has been produced for the permanent records of the War Department. The other copies are as complete as the number of exhibits would permit. Variations in the number of volumes in a set depends on the number of exhibits available." -- from the Preface. Typescript.

1. Preface -- History of the Special Services Division - A Summary - Summarized History of Army Exchange Service -- An Introduction to Athletics and Recreation -- History of Legal Branch -- 2. History of Procurement Branch -- 3. History of Finance Branch -- 4. History of Finance Branch (cont.) -- 5. History of Athletic Branch -- 6. History of the Entertainment Branch -- 7. History of Music Branch -- 8. History of Library Branch -- 9. History of Handicrafts Branch -- 10. History of Personnel Branch -- 11. History of Technical Information Branch -- 12. History of Fiscal Branch -- 13. History of Army Motion Picture Service.