Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (712 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1426210191 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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After a brief December leave in New York City spent with his young wife, Cronkite left again on assignment for England. A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. The couple spent months apart in the summer and fall of 1942, as Cronkite sailed on convoys to England and North Africa across the submarine-infested waters of the North Atlantic. They reveal surprising and little known facts about this storied public figure in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" and a giant in American journalism, and about his World War II experiences. More t
"Fascinating glimpses of a stirring time that was a crucible for so many journalists." –School Library Journal starred review"What a treasure! If you like the news, if you like a good adventure story or if you're just a sucker for a good old fashioned love story, you will love this book." —Bob Schieffer, CBS News"The immediacy of these letters provides an unforgettable glimpse into how people lived during the most devastating war in human history, and shed light on how Walter Cronkite became one of our greatest newsmen." —Susan Eisenhower"An extraordinary journey with the most trusted man in America." —Kirkus Reviews“There’s no question that Cronkite’s book represents a bygone era of journalism.” --The Washingtonian “A fascinating and informative collection of Walter Cronkite Jr.’s personal World War II letters to his wife." --AARP blog"Something not all would expect: A completely different side of Walter Cronkite.” --CBS News "A highly personal view of the man whose face became familiar to every American in the 1960s and ’70s."--The Buffalo News "Illustrated with heartwarming photos of Walter and Betsy Cronkite during the war from the family collection." --Book Bargains & Previews "Tom Brokaw, whose career followed Cronkite's, describes this book as the 'quintessential American story.' Indeed it is." --NewsOK
A Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home does not disappoint in its glimpses into the private life of the broadcasting icon as he shared his experiences with the love of his life in letters home. The book is written by Cronkite's grandson and namesake in collaboration with Maurice Isserman and is a study in respect and admiration, tinged by just a touch of envy -that envy that every historian feels for those who lived in the world we can only experience vicariously.As you read the letters the young Walter wrote to his beloved Betsy, you se. L. M Young said A Lonely Man, An Important Job, and a Frightening Place. Although we watched our news--and all the space mission coverage!--on NBC (Chet Huntley and David Brinkley), there's nothing I like better than watching retrospectives of the past and seeing Walter Cronkite, listening to his authoritative, comforting voice, whether it tells about the anguish over the assassination of a president or the joy of watching man leave his home planet. His THE TWENTIETH CENTURY was a Sunday-night staple in our home.Cronkite's news career during World War II was what brought him to the fore in news reporting, but, as fo. Fans will love it, curiosos will find this boring I'm torn about how many stars to give this book. As an American history buff I enjoy the grandson's analysis of each letter, and the background detail of Prof. Maurice Isserman. Their writing is worth five stars. But the letters themselves are perhaps worth three stars. I compromised and will give this work four stars.The letters themselves don't reveal much about the war. The letters resonate more with a longing for Walter's wife Betsy (and the cocker spaniel, Judy), whom he always addresses as "Darling or "Darlingest". He truly missed the lov
WALTER CRONKITE IV is an associate producer with CBS News. MAURICE ISSERMAN is the Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of History at Hamilton College.His most recent book is the prize-winning Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, co-written with Stewart Weaver, which the New York Times called "the book of a lifetimean awe-inspiring work of history and storytelling."