Title
Beachhead Don : Reporting the War from the European Theater: 1942-1945 / Don Whitehead; ed. by John B. Romeiser.
ISBN
9780823290987
Published
New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2022]
Copyright
©2005
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (380 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1515/9780823290987 doi
Summary
Winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, Don Whitehead delivered battlefield dispatches that were classics of frontline reporting. One of the legendary reporters of World War II, Whitehead covered almost every important Allied invasion and campaign in Europe-from landings in Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio on the Italian front to Normandy, where he went ashore with the First Army Division. Writing for the Associated Press, he covered the brutal beachhead fighting and followed the Allied sweep to victory across France, Belgium, and Germany. Daring, valiant, and fearless, "Beachhead Don" was one of sixteen correspondents awarded the Medal of Freedom by Harry S Truman. Collected here for the first time, his dispatches are classics of war journalism. This book, long overdue, will help a new generation discover Whitehead's vivid, powerful, and unforgettable stories of men at war. John Romeiser provides a richly detailed introduction and background to the man, his work, and his world.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023)
Series
World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
Available in Other Form
print 9780823224128
Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One . Prelude, 1942
Part Two . Sicily, Salerno, and the Advance on Rome, 1943
Part Three . Anzio and Cassino, January-February 1944
Part Four . Operation Overlord: The D-Day Landings in Normandy, April-August 1944
Part Five . The Liberation of Paris, August 25-28, 1944
Part Six . The Drive into Germany, Fall 1944
Part Seven . On to Berlin, February-May 1945
Part Eight . Return to Normandy, May-June 1945
Index
