Cronkite's war : his World War II letters home / Walter Cronkite IV and Maurice Isserman.
2013
D799.U6 C76 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
Cronkite's war : his World War II letters home / Walter Cronkite IV and Maurice Isserman.
Author
Cronkite, Walter, IV.
ISBN
9781426210198 hardcover
1426210191 hardcover
1426210191 hardcover
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, [2013]
Language
English
Description
xxxiv, 318 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Call Number
D799.U6 C76 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.4/4994053092
Summary
A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book.
Cronkite, an obscure United Press wire service reporter, married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940. When he became a credentialed war correspondent, Cronkite would console himself during their separation by writing her long, detailed letters-- sometimes five in a week-- describing his experiences, his observations of life in wartime Europe, and his longing for her. More than a hundred of Cronkite's letters from 1943-45 survive, chronicling both a great love story and a great war story.
Cronkite, an obscure United Press wire service reporter, married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940. When he became a credentialed war correspondent, Cronkite would console himself during their separation by writing her long, detailed letters-- sometimes five in a week-- describing his experiences, his observations of life in wartime Europe, and his longing for her. More than a hundred of Cronkite's letters from 1943-45 survive, chronicling both a great love story and a great war story.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-314) and index.
Added Author
Isserman, Maurice.
Cronkite, Walter, IV.
Cronkite, Walter, IV.
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Table of Contents
A pretty personal matter
The writing Sixty-Ninth
The youthful dean of American Air-War writers
Invasion jitters
Once this war is over.
The writing Sixty-Ninth
The youthful dean of American Air-War writers
Invasion jitters
Once this war is over.