The War Correspondents unveils the extraordinary bravery and unmatched literary legacy of the journalists who risked their lives to cover WWII’s European Theater
Ernie Pyle, John Steinbeck, Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Ernest Hemingway, Bill Mauldin, Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White, Andy Rooney, Martha Gellhorn, Richard Tregaskis—the list of American correspondents who covered the fighting in Europe during the Second World War is a veritable Who’s Who of American literary and journalistic greats of the twentieth century. War correspondents not only rubbed shoulders with generals, admirals, prime ministers, and presidents, they also often witnessed the fighting first-hand and up close, placing themselves at great personal risk in order to get the story. The War Correspondents recounts the most destructive conflict in human history, from the civil war in Spain to the ultimate collapse of the Third Reich, and tells the story of the legendary reporters who accompanied Allied soldiers, sailors, and airmen into battle.
Keith Warren Lloyd is an author and historian, a US Navy veteran, and a professional firefighter. Lloyd graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on history and political science. He is the author of The Great Desert Escape, Avenging Pearl Harbor, and Dark Nights, Deadly Waters. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.
PART ONE: A Deepening Crisis Chapter One: The Roving Reporter Chapter Two: The Blitz Chapter Three: Tonight the World Trembles Chapter Four: London After Dark Chapter Five: Its Pretty Bad Chapter Six: The Right Kind of Fight Chapter Seven: A Do-It-Yourself War
PART TWO: A Tough Old Gut Chapter Eight: Torch Chapter Nine: Strange Bedfellows Chapter Ten: Into the Valley of Death Chapter Eleven: His Blood Was Up Chapter Twelve: The Writing Sixty-Ninth Chapter Thirteen: More Three-D Every Moment Chapter Fourteen: The Ruffian Gang Chapter Fifteen: We Have Suffered Chapter Sixteen: Purple Heart Valley Chapter Seventeen: Living On A Bull s Eye
PART THREE: The Great Crusade Chapter Eighteen: No Basket of Roses Chapter Nineteen: Overlord Chapter Twenty: Breakout Chapter Twenty-One: The Loveliest, Brightest Story of Our Time Chapter Twenty-Two: The Good Old Days Chapter Twenty-Three: The Bulge Chapter Twenty-Four: Im Not The Least Sorry
Epilogue: Ive Got To Go Back To The Boys Acknowledgments Sources
"Historian Lloyd richly details the risks undertaken by war correspondents, both men and women, to get the latest news back to the public… This highly readable account of the vital mission of war correspondents is a good pick for anybody interested in World War II history and journalism studies."
