Reporting World War II: Part I: American Journalism, 1938-1944

Hynes, Samuel with Anne Mathews, Nancy Caldwell Sorel & Roger J. Spiller (Editorial Advisory Board)

ISBN 10: 1883011043 / ISBN 13: 9781883011048

Edité par Library of America, New York, 1995

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COMPELLING: INTENSE: REMARKABLE: SUPERB: NEW Library of America hardcover, First Edition (Orig. 1986) First Printing, NEW Library of America slipcase w/ double-ruled gilt borders & Library of America logo centered on front panel, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW rust-crimson silk-finish Brillianta woven-rayon-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & titles & LOA colophon handsomely gold-stamped on spine, IMPECCABLE white-on-purple LOA patterned card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior ELEGANTLY printed in remarkably clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB archival acid-free lightweight opaque paper * Illustrated * 5.00" x 8.12" x 1.24", 0.63 kg., 912 pp. / In slipcase: 5.36 x 8.48" x 1.36", 0.73 kg * CONTENTS: Texts by nearly 90 contributors, including William L. Shirer, Vincent Sheean, A.J. Liebling, Edward R. Murrow, Ernie Pyle, C.L. Sulzberger, Margaret Bourke-White, Howard K. Smith, E.B. White, Brendan Gill, John Hersey, John Steinbeck, James Agee, Martha Gelhorn & Gertrude Stein (pp. 1-794); Chronology, 1933-1945 (795), Maps (831), Biographical Notes (848), Note on the Texts (864), Acknowledgments (869), Notes (872), Glossary of Military Terms (897), Index (902) * ABOUT THE BOOK: This Library of America volume is the first of a unique 2-volume anthology. Drawn from original newspaper & magazine reports, radio transcripts, & wartime books, "Reporting World War II" captures the intensity of the war's unfolding drama as recorded by the best of a remarkable generation of journalists, whose talents, sense of purpose, & physical courage remain unsurpassed in the annals of war reporting. Here in one collection, more than 80 writers, famous & forgotten alike, confront the crucial events of those years in writing of exceptional skill & emotional force. The first volume traces the buildup to war & the first years of fighting: the Munich crisis, Kristallnacht, the fall of Poland & France, Pearl Harbor & Bataan, Guadalcanal & Salerno. William L. Shirer, Sigrid Schulz, & Howard K. Smith observe Nazi Germany from the inside; Edward R. Murrow & Ernie Pyle report from London during the Blitz; A.J. Liebling chronicles the Tunisian campaign; Margaret Bourke-White casts her eye on the Russian & Italian fronts. In a time when public perceptions were shaped mainly by the written word, correspondents like these were often as influential as politicians & as celebrated as movie stars. Writers who covered the home front are included as well: E.B. White at a bond rally in Maine, Brendan Gill on gas rationing, James Agee?s caustic reviews of Hollywood war movies. And so are the famous literary figures who covered the war: Gertrude Stein in occupied France, John Steinbeck on a troopship bound for Italy. Here too are writers on aspects of the war still often neglected: George S. Schuyler & other African-American journalists attacking racism & segregation in the armed forces; Mary Heaton Vorse on the women working in the defense industries; a firsthand account of the internment of Japanese-Americans. This volume contains a detailed chronology of the war, historical maps, biographical profiles of the journalists, explanatory notes, a glossary of military terms, & an index. Also included are thirty-two pages of photographs of the correspondents, many from private collections & never seen before. A companion volume covers 1944?1946. * The LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best & most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting edition ever made" (New Republic).

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Reporting World War II: Part I: American Journalism, 1938-1944
• Éditeur: Library of America, New York
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1883011043
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781883011048
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: New
• État de la jaquette: New

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Synopsis

This Library of America volume is the first of a unique two-volume anthology. Drawn from original newspaper and magazine reports, radio transcripts, and wartime books, Reporting World War II captures the intensity of the war’s unfolding drama as recorded by the best of a remarkable generation of journalists, whose talents, sense of purpose, and physical courage remain unsurpassed in the annals of war reporting. Here in one collection, over eighty writers, famous and forgotten alike, confront the crucial events of those years in writing of exceptional skill and emotional force.

The first volume traces the buildup to war and the first years of fighting: the Munich crisis, Kristallnacht, the fall of Poland and France, Pearl Harbor and Bataan, Guadalcanal and Salerno. William L. Shirer, Sigrid Schulz, and Howard K. Smith observe Nazi Germany from the inside; Edward R. Murrow and Ernie Pyle report from London during the Blitz; A.J. Liebling chronicles the Tunisian campaign; Margaret Bourke-White casts her eye on the Russian and Italian fronts. In a time when public perceptions were shaped mainly by the written word, correspondents like these were often as influential as politicians and as celebrated as movie stars.

Writers who covered the home front are included as well: E.B. White at a bond rally in Maine, Brendan Gill on gas rationing, James Agee’s caustic reviews of Hollywood war movies. And so are the famous literary figures who covered the war: Gertrude Stein in occupied France, John Steinbeck on a troopship bound for Italy. Here too are writers on aspects of the war still often neglected: George S. Schuyler and other African-American journalists attacking racism and segregation in the armed forces; Mary Heaton Vorse on the women working in the defense industries; a firsthand account of the internment of Japanese-Americans.

This volume contains a detailed chronology of the war, historical maps, biographical profiles of the journalists, explanatory notes, a glossary of military terms, and an index. Also included are thirty-two pages of photographs of the correspondents, many from private collections and never seen before. A companion volume covers 1944–1946.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

À propos de l?auteur

Samuel Hynes is Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature emeritus at Princeton University. He was a Marines Corps pilot in World War II and the Korean Conflict.

Anne Matthews has served on the faculties of Princeton, Columbia, and New York University, and she was the first woman to direct the Princeton Writing Program.

Nancy Caldwell Sorel (1934-2015) was the author of The Women Who Wrote the War, among other works.

Roger J. Spiller is George C. Marshall Distinguished Professor of Military History (retired) at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.