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A War Correspondent on His Work (Classic Reprint)

Author : Harry Perry Robinson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333928032
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book A War Correspondent on His Work (Classic Reprint) written by Harry Perry Robinson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A War Correspondent on His Work The public seems to have formed for itself two widely different pictures of the present - day War Correspondent. There are many people who figure us as breathless young men who dash about, presumably on horseback, among cannon and bursting shells and lines of cheering infantry, seizing and jotting down the impressions of the moment, then hurrying to the nearest tele. Graph office to send them red-hot to their respective journals. It is the traditional picture, composite of reminiscences of Russell, Archibald Forbes, and Bennet Burleigh, with something of Frederic Villiers and Melton Prior thrown in. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Notes of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint)

Author : Richard Harding Davis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364403693
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Notes of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Harding Davis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notes of a War Correspondent When the revolution in Cuba broke out young Rodriguez joined the insurgents, leaving his father and mother and two sisters at the farm. He was taken, in December of 1896, by a force of the Guardia Civile, the corps d'élite of the Spanish army, and defended himself when they tried to capture him, wounding three of them with his machete. He was tried by a military court for bearing arms against the government, and sentenced to be shot by a fusillade some morning before sunrise. Previous to execution he was confined in the military prison of Santa Clara with thirty other insurgents, all of whom were sentenced to be shot, one after the other, on mornings following the execution of Rodriguez. From A Year from a Reporter's Note Book, copyright, 1897, by Harper 8: Brothers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Campaigns of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint)

Author : Melton Prior
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333573102
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (731 download)

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Download or read book Campaigns of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint) written by Melton Prior and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Campaigns of a War Correspondent But I do not wish to stand between my old friend and his public. This foreword is written merely to afford a glimpse of the man in the latter day, to set down, however feebly, a great respect and appreciation, and to ask pardon of the reader for the many shortcomings that the compression of this life-story has made inevitable. The best excuse may be found ulti mately in the fact that there is ample material left for the making of another volume, should the public call for it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Confessions of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint)

Author : William Gunn Shepherd
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260598301
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (983 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint) written by William Gunn Shepherd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Confessions of a War Correspondent What do we really know of the Great War? How does the news come to us? These are questions which have occurred to every one who has noted the references to censorship, the contradictory reports, and the strange Si lences which have characterized the progress of the world war. There is possibly no one better qualified to lift the veil and show the actual experiences of news-gatherers than Mr. William G. Shepherd. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Letters of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint)

Author : Charles A. Page
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364055632
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Letters of a War Correspondent (Classic Reprint) written by Charles A. Page and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Letters of a War Correspondent NO more graphic, faithful, or venturous correspondent than Charles A. Page looked on at our civil war, and none more truthfully or graphically described its momentous events. If Page says that it is so, was a common remark of Horace Greeley's in the Tribune editorial rooms; and the subsequent motto of the Sun, If you see it in the Sun, ' it is so, was merely Charles A. Dana's appropriation of this familiar saying of Mr. Greeley. He once met Mr. Page on a railway train and said to him: We are greatly pleased with your work you are quick and graphic, and give us the news early, and we must have it early; but, Mr. Page, you are the most expensive young man the Tribune has ever employed. To this Mr. Page re plied: Early news is expensive news, Mr. Greeley; if I have the watermelons and whiskey ready when the officers come along from the fight, I get the news without asking questions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Notes of a War Correspondent

Author : Richard Harding Davis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330333693
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book Notes of a War Correspondent written by Richard Harding Davis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notes of a War Correspondent About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Log of a Would-Be War Correspondent (Classic Reprint)

Author : Henry Weston Farnsworth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330885611
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book The Log of a Would-Be War Correspondent (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Weston Farnsworth and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Log of a Would-Be War Correspondent Early in October, the papers began to rumour of "Trouble in the Balkans," and soon it became evident that some sort of a war was about to take place between the Balkan peoples and the Turks. This news seemed to be received with calm interest by the public, but in me it started a veritable fire. The summer before I had travelled through Bulgaria and Servia on my way to Constantinople, and those two names brought a host of memories to my mind. Servia I thought of as a land of grey, rocky hills, of gorges and swift, reddish rivers. I could taste again the strongly flavoured wine of the country and see with startling exactness the flocks of goats climbing the hillsides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

With Bobs and Krüger

Author : Frederick William Unger
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364754160
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book With Bobs and Krüger written by Frederick William Unger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from With Bobs and Krüger: Experiences and Observations of an American War Correspondent in the Field With Both Armies, Illustrated From Photgraphs Taken by the Author The greater part of this country is semi-barren. Sporadic garden-spots of territory exist, while stretches of desert comparable only to the bad lands of the Dakotas abound, and threaten to overwhelm like a rising sea the beautiful island-like oases which the sturdy burghers have torn from the reluctant soil and converted into beautiful homesteads seldom less than five or'ten miles distant from one another. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Famous War Correspondents (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frederic Lauriston Bullard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267743353
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Famous War Correspondents (Classic Reprint) written by Frederic Lauriston Bullard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Famous War Correspondents My roureea of information have been numerous. Ltiaaplearantdutytorefertotheboob and arti elu by the correspondent themrelver from which I have gleaned moat of my facts. And to such biogra phim as that of Bur-ell. By John Black Atkins. L have beena dﬂigentrtudentd theme-of thenewrpapeu and pictorial weekliea of England and the United States. Of there who have rendered personal aaaist ance iwouldthankerpeciallydr.franhhorace Viaetelly. Whore kindly generosity in the loan of documenta and tr is greatly appreciated; Mn. Georgina K. Fellows. The daughter of Major Kendall; Mr. Paul mm the son of the la'berator of Bulgaria; John M. Lesage. Baqa the managing editor of the My Telegraph: Mr. William Bee. 0! The Howard Memorial Library of New Orleans; M. Albert Bushnell Hart; General T. Dimitrieﬂ. Of Sofia. Bulgaria; the Rev. Henry E. Wing; and other: whohavehelpedmetoaacertainfacudificulttoverify. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Sword and Pen, Or a Young War Correspondent's Adventures (Classic Reprint)

Author : Henry Harrison Lewis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267115051
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Sword and Pen, Or a Young War Correspondent's Adventures (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Harrison Lewis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sword and Pen, or a Young War Correspondent's Adventures As yet I had not studied my written instructions very carefully. While the train was waiting in the station at Chicago I glanced over the important document given me by Mr. Burnett. It is not necessary to quote it in detail. It included a carefully prepared cipher code for cabling, and also letters of introduction to certain bankers and prominent American business men in Yokohama and Shanghai. The latter were to identify me in my disguise as a gilded youth in search of adventure, and were written by several well-known New Yorkers, directors of the Press Association. Everything had been foreseen and at tended to by the able president, Mr. Parker. Even a typewritten list of the most common words in the Japan ese, Chinese, and Corean languages had been added. This I intended to study on board the steamer while en route to Japan, but I must confess I had little hope of mastering the intricate sentences. Presently, finding the delay growing monotonous, I left the car and began to walk up and down outside. In the Union Depot at Chicago the tracks are laid at a level with the ﬂoor, there being no raised platforms between them as in the majority of stations. Passing from one train to another is a process not unaccompanied by danger, as the arrivals and departures are frequent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Roi Ottley's World War II

Author : Mark A. Huddle
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700618910
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Roi Ottley's World War II written by Mark A. Huddle and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When black journalist Vincent "Roi" Ottley was assigned to cover the European theater in World War II, he provided a perspective shared by few other war correspondents. But what he really saw has taken more than sixty years to come to light. Already famous as the author of New World A-Coming-in which he decried the hypocrisy of America fighting for freedom in Europe while denying it to blacks at home-Ottley was sent to cover the experiences of African American soldiers that neither white journalists nor the American military felt obliged to report. But while his dispatches documented this assignment, his personal diary reveals a different war-one that included mess hall brawls between Southern white soldiers and their black counterparts, the British public's ignorance toward their own black soldiers, and other subtle glimpses of wartime life that never made it into print. That journal remained buried in a collection of Ottley's papers at St. Bonaventure University until Mark Huddle discovered it in the school's archives. With this book, he offers us a new look at World War II as he brings a forgotten figure out of history's shadow. While Ottley may have had an agenda in his published articles of proving the worth of black soldiers, his diary is rich in personal reflections-from his fears while enduring a bombing raid in London to his true feelings about fellow reporters to his encounters with celebrities such as Ernest Hemingway and Edward R. Murrow. And at every turn Ottley kept a keen eye on race issues, revealing a highly political as well as entertaining writer while reflecting a growing awareness that the African American freedom movement was part of a larger international struggle by peoples of color against Western imperialism. Huddle's introduction frames Ottley's career and contributions, and his annotations throughout the book provide additional context to the reporter's experiences. Huddle also includes thirteen of Ottley's published dispatches to demonstrate the differences between his personal musings and his professional output. The publication of this lost diary restores the reputation of a trailblazing figure, showing that Roi Ottley was both a brilliant writer and one of America's keenest observers of race issues. It offers all readers interested in race relations or World War II a more nuanced picture of life during that conflict from a perspective rarely encountered.

Charles Carleton Coffin, War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman (Classic Reprint)

Author : William Elliot Griffis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484083720
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Charles Carleton Coffin, War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman (Classic Reprint) written by William Elliot Griffis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Charles Carleton Coffin, War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman He had blue eyes that often twinkled with fun, for Mr. Coffin loved a joke. He was fond to his last day of wit, and could make quick repartee. None enjoyed American hu mor more than he. He pitied the person who could not see a joke until it was made into a diagram, with annotations. In spirit, he was a boy even after three score and ten. The young folks lived in that mild and magnifi cent eye. Out of it came sympathy, kind ness, helpfulness. We have seen those eyes ﬂash with indignation. Scorn of wrong snapped in them. Before hypocrisy or oppression his glances were as mimic lightning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Reporter at Armageddon

Author : Will Irwin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483476431
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (764 download)

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Download or read book A Reporter at Armageddon written by Will Irwin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Reporter at Armageddon: Letters From the Front and Behind the Lines of the Great War To do the old tub justice, the food is passable. However, the American abroad refuses to recog nize as coffee any mixture or brew except his own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Events Man

Author : Richard Barry
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484131773
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book The Events Man written by Richard Barry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Events Man: Being an Account of the Adventures of Stanley Washburn, American War Correspondent I pass the worst day of my life - the two worst days in fact and meet the fate which puts me first behind a wheel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Days of Glory

Author : Frederic Villiers
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267712274
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Days of Glory written by Frederic Villiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Days of Glory: The Sketch Book of a Veteran Correspondent at the Front In talking to Frederic Villiers as often I have talked to him over a cup of coffee or a bottle of French wine, one hears the inside of the world's history for half a century, anecdotes as strange as the Arabian Nights' tales, tales of terrible, fantastic things, of wild passions and crimes, and massacres, of heroism and gallantry and human love - in the strange hotch-potch which men and women make of life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Times on the American War

Author : Leslie Stephen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332405978
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Times on the American War written by Leslie Stephen and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Times on the American War: A Historical Study About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Ernie Pyles War

Author : James Tobin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 068486469X
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Ernie Pyles War written by James Tobin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a machine-gun bullet ended the life of war correspondent Ernie Pyle in the final days of World War II, Americans mourned him in the same breath as they mourned Franklin Roosevelt. To millions, the loss of this American folk hero seemed nearly as great as the loss of the wartime president. If the hidden horrors and valor of combat persist at all in the public mind, it is because of those writers who watched it and recorded it in the faith that war is too important to be confined to the private memories of the warriors. Above all these writers, Ernie Pyle towered as a giant. Through his words and his compassion, Americans everywhere gleaned their understanding of what they came to call “The Good War.” Pyle walked a troubled path to fame. Though insecure and anxious, he created a carefree and kindly public image in his popular prewar column—all the while struggling with inner demons and a tortured marriage. War, in fact, offered Pyle an escape hatch from his own personal hell. It also offered him a subject precisely suited to his talent—a shrewd understanding of human nature, an unmatched eye for detail, a profound capacity to identify with the suffering soldiers whom he adopted as his own, and a plain yet poetic style reminiscent of Mark Twain and Will Rogers. These he brought to bear on the Battle of Britain and all the great American campaigns of the war—North Africa, Sicily, Italy, D-Day and Normandy, the liberation of Paris, and finally Okinawa, where he felt compelled to go because of his enormous public stature despite premonitions of death. In this immensely engrossing biography, affectionate yet critical, journalist and historian James Tobin does an Ernie Pyle job on Ernie Pyle, evoking perfectly the life and labors of this strange, frail, bald little man whose love/hate relationship to war mirrors our own. Based on dozens of interviews and copious research in little-known archives, Ernie Pyle's War is a self-effacing tour de force. To read it is to know Ernie Pyle, and most of all, to know his war.