Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 635 g
The American Media at War Against Nazi Germany
Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 635 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-756397-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press
From the North African desert to the bloody stalemate in Italy, from the London blitz to the D-Day beaches, a group of highly courageous and extremely talented American journalists reported the war against Nazi Germany for a grateful audience. Based on a wealth of previously untapped primary sources, War Beat, Europe provides the first comprehensive account of what these reporters witnessed, what they were allowed to publish, and how their reports shaped the home front's perception of some of the most pivotal battles in American history.
In a dramatic and fast-paced narrative, Steven Casey takes readers from the inner councils of government, where Franklin D. Roosevelt and George Marshall held clear views about how much blood and gore Americans could stomach, to the command centers in London, Algiers, Naples, and Paris, where many reporters were stuck with the dreary task of reporting the war by communiqué. At the heart of this book is the epic journey of reporters like Wes Gallagher and Don Whitehead of the Associated Press, Drew Middleton of the New York Times, Bill Stoneman of the Chicago Daily News, and John Thompson of the Chicago Tribune; of columnists like Ernie Pyle and Hal Boyle; and of photographers like Margaret Bourke-White and Robert Capa. These men and women risked their lives on countless occasions to get their dispatches and their images back home. In providing coverage of war in an open society, they also balanced the weighty responsibility of adhering to censorship regulations while working to sell newspapers and maintaining American support for the war.
These reporters were driven by a combination of ambition, patriotism, and belief in the cause. War Beat, Europe shows how they earned their reputation as America's golden generation of journalists and wrote the first draft of World War II history for posterity.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Going to War
- Part 1: North Africa
- Chapter 2. Invasion, 1942
- Chapter 3. The Advent of Ernie
- Chapter 4. Defeat at Kasserine
- Chapter 5. Victory in Tunisia
- Part 2: Bombing Germany
- Chapter 6. How-I-Almost-Got Killed-Today Stories
- Chapter 7. A High-Octane Outfit
- Chapter 8. Dark Days
- Part 3: Sicily and Italy
- Chapter 9. Invasion, 1943
- Chapter 10. An Antidote to Complacency
- Chapter 11. Death in Winter
- Chapter 12. Anzio and Cassino
- Part 4: Overlord
- Chapter 13. Fear Lay Blackly Deep Down
- Chapter 14. Invasion, 1944
- Chapter 15. Normandy Stalemate
- Chapter 16. Breakout
- Part 5: Victory
- Chapter 17. To Germany's Borders
- Chapter 18. Blackout on the Bulge
- Chapter 19. Into the Reich
- Chapter 20. Unconditional Surrender
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
