WWII veterans have long sung the praises of the PX-a little piece of home in far-flung corners of the world. This first book to tell the full story of the Army Exchange System reveals the key to the AESs importance was the way it bolstered morale - and helped give our fighting men the will to keep fighting. The AES was dedicated to providing soldiers with comforts they had enjoyed in civilian life - candy, beer, cigarettes, razor blades, soap - whether by operating an exchange close to where they were fighting or by sendig goods forward to the lines, free of charge.