Cronkite's war : his World War II letters home
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Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Main Floor
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Book
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xxxiv, 318 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
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40022472641
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-314) and index.
Description
A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book.
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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.
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Cronkite, Betsy, -- -2005 -- Correspondence.
Cronkite, Walter -- Correspondence.
Cronkite, Walter -- Family.
United Press International -- Biography.
War correspondents -- United States -- Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London -- Anecdotes.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Journalists -- Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
Cronkite, Betsy, -- -2005 -- Correspondence.
Cronkite, Walter -- Correspondence.
Cronkite, Walter -- Family.
United Press International -- Biography.
War correspondents -- United States -- Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London -- Anecdotes.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Journalists -- Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cronkite, W., Isserman, M., & Cronkite, W., IV. (2013). Cronkite's war: his World War II letters home . National Geographic Society.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cronkite, Walter, Maurice, Isserman and Walter Cronkite, IV. 2013. Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home. National Geographic Society.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cronkite, Walter, Maurice, Isserman and Walter Cronkite, IV. Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home National Geographic Society, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cronkite, Walter,, Maurice Isserman, and Walter Cronkite, IV. Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home National Geographic Society, 2013.
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