Beachhead Don: Reporting the War from the European Theater: 1942-1945 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Don Whitehead, John B. RomeiserSeries:World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical DimensionTheme:Chronological Period/1940's, Chronological Period/20th CenturyPublish date:10/1/2004Pages:380
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Fordham University PressISBN-13:9780823224128ISBN-10:0823224120UPC:9780823224128Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Wars & Conflicts, EuropeBook Topic:20th Century, World War IISize:9.02 x 6.26 x 1.26 inchesWeight:0.704Product ID:SCZ7BGHG0M
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.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Fordham University PressISBN-13:9780823224128ISBN-10:0823224120UPC:9780823224128Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Wars & Conflicts, EuropeBook Topic:20th Century, World War IISize:9.02 x 6.26 x 1.26 inchesWeight:0.704Product ID:SCZ7BGHG0M
Don Whitehead, who died in 1981, also worked for the New York Herald Tribune and the Knoxville News-Sentinel, won a George Polk Memorial Award, and wrote a number of books, includingThe FBI Story. John B. Romeiser teaches at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he is founder and former director of the Normandy Scholars Program. He edited Beachhead Don: Reporting the War from the European Theater, 1942-1945 (Fordham).
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