I NEVER LEFT HOME BY BOB HOPE BOB HOPE’S OWN STORY OF HIS TRIP ABROAD BY BOB HOPE ILLUSTRATED BY CARL ROSE FIFTH PRINTING SEPTEMBER 1944 Through the courtesy of Bob Hope the royalties from the publication of this book belong to the National War Fund About the appearance of books in Wartime A recent ruling by the War Production Board has curtailed the use of paper by book publisher in 1944. In line with this ruling and in order to conserve materials and manpower, we are co-operating by: 1.Using lighter weight paper which reduces the bulk of our books substantially. 2. Printing books with smaller margins and with more words to each page. Result: fewer pages per book. Slimmer and smaller books will save paper and plate metal and labor. We are sure that readers will understand the publishers desire to co-operate as fully as possible with the objectives of the War Production Board and our government. CONTENTS HOPE SPRINGS ETERNALLY, FOR COV ER IT’S NICE TO KNOW YOUR ACT’S GOING OVER BRITAIN WAVES THE RULES WE PLAY HAMLETS EVERYTHING WAS JUST GREAT, BRITAIN WE LEFT THEM IN THE ISLES WE’RE OFF ON THE ROAD TO MOROCCO BLOOD AND SAND – BOTH REAL HEAVY, HEAVY HANGS OVER OUR HEADS TWO DAYS ON A SUNNY ISLAND AFRICA SPEAKS, HOPE LISTENS FROST IN WAR, FROST IN PEACE,AND FROST IN THE HEARTS OF OUR CONUTRYMEN I Never Left Home is a giant omelet consisting of all the eggs Bob Hope laid from London to Bierte. It is the story of hundreds of thousands of our fighting men in the combat area, who never quailed in front of enemy guns or dive bombers, and then were confronted by Hope and his troupe. It is the story of the mad, concerted enthusiasm of thousands of soldiers every time the saw Bob Hope step to a loudspeaker- and announce that Frances Langford was going to sing a song. 80 PAGES, PAPER BACK ISSUE, covers & some pages show some wear, pages 11 – 18 & 51 – 58 use a darker shaded paper.