Stars and Stripes, The

Stars and Stripes, The
Newspaper for U.S. military personnel.

It first appeared in single editions during the American Civil War and was revived as a weekly for troops in Europe at the end of World War I. Reestablished in 1942, first as a weekly and then a daily, it has been published since then in a European edition and since 1945 in a Pacific edition. It has carried the work of many outstanding writers, editors, cartoonists, and photographers. An authorized, unofficial publication of the Department of Defense, it is relatively free of military censorship and control.

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      newspaper for U.S (United States). military personnel that has been published periodically as either a weekly or a daily since single editions appeared during the American Civil War (1861–65). It was revived in 1918 as a weekly for U.S. troops in Europe at the end of World War I, was discontinued in 1919, and was reestablished in 1942, first as a weekly and then a daily. The European edition has been published continuously since that time. A Pacific edition was launched in 1945 and also continues. At the height of U.S. involvement in World War II, the circulation of the European edition of The Stars and Stripes was estimated at more than 1,000,000.

      Many outstanding writers, editors, cartoonists, and photographers have worked for The Stars and Stripes. The paper is under the jurisdiction of the American Forces Information Service, a part of the office of the U.S. assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. In light of the paper's military sponsorship, the relative freedom that it enjoys from military censorship and control has been remarkable and occasionally controversial.

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