""Swing Shift" is a long-overdue historical corrective and a compelling read--a thoroughly remarkable achievement."--David Hajdu, author of "Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn"

Acknowledgments
Introduction: “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t in the History Books”
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I Playing the Changes of World War II
1. Working the Swing Shift: Effects of World War II on “All-Girl” Bands
2. “Hours of Charm” with Phil Spitalny
3. Extracurricular Activities with the Prairie View Co-eds
II Road Hazards
4. Surveillance and Survival in the Jim Crow South
5. Internationalism and the Sweethearts of Rhythm
6. The Darlings of Rhythm: On the Road and Ready to Run
III USO-Camp Shows
7. Female Big Bands, Male Mass Audiences: Gendered Performances in a Theater of War
8. Battles of a “Sophisticated Lady”: Ada Leonard and the USO
9. “And, Fellas, They’re American Girls,”: On the Road with the Sharon Rogers All-Girl Band
Conclusion: Post-War Changes, Familiar Refrains
Notes
Bibliography