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The war beat, Europe : the American media at war against Nazi Germany /

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"Broadcasting pioneers like Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite, unpretentious reporters like Ernie Pyle, and dashing photographers like Robert Capa and Margaret Bourke-White are remembered for their courage and their willingness to put their lives on the line to record the sights and sounds of the W...

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Main Author: Casey, Steven (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Press coverage > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Public opinion.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
War correspondents > United States > History > 20th century.
War correspondents > Europe > History > 20th century.
Censorship > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil-military relations > United States > History > 20th century.
Public opinion > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Couverture de presse > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opinion publique.
Correspondants de guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Correspondants de guerre > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Opinion publique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Military > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Censorship
Civil-military relations
Mass media > Political aspects
Press coverage
Public opinion
War correspondents
Europe
United States
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Going to War
  • Part 1: North Africa
  • Invasion, 1942
  • The Advent of Ernie
  • Defeat at Kasserine
  • Victory in Tunisia
  • Part 2: Bombing Germany
  • How-I-Almost-Got Killed-Today Stories
  • A High-Octane Outfit
  • Dark Days
  • Part 3: Sicily and Italy
  • Invasion, 1943
  • An Antidote to Complacency
  • Death in Winter
  • Anzio and Cassino
  • Part 4: Overlord
  • Fear Lay Blackly Deep Down
  • Invasion, 1944
  • Normandy Stalemate
  • Breakout
  • Part 5: Victory
  • To Germany's Borders
  • Blackout on the Bulge
  • Into the Reich
  • Unconditional Surrender.