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Music historian David Ewen recalls the joy he felt over having not one but two of his books published as ASE's.
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John Y. Cole, ed. Books in Action: The Armed Services Editions. Washington, DC: The Library of Congress, 1984.
Books in Action: The Armed Services Editions, the 1984 LC publication celebrating the ASE's, includes an article on the history of the ASE's, by John Y. Cole; a look at the influence of ASE's on the publishing industry, by Michael Hackenberg; a colorful essay on the trials and tribulations facing the modern ASE collector, by Matthew J. Bruccoli; and a list of the titles published in the series.