Reporting the Second World War
Best, Brian, 1941-2015
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Total copies: 1
After a slow start, the Second World War produced an enormous number of war correspondents. Correspondents like Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos and George Orwell were all inspired to put their experiences on the printed page. Hemingway and his wife, Martha Gellhorn, went on to cover the D-Day Landings and the final victory in Germany. The British Broadcasting Corporation was the first to use live broadcasts from the front. Encouraged by the RAF's favourable acceptance of Richard Dimbleby's commentary from the flight deck of a Lancaster bomber over Berlin, which was piloted by the legendary Guy Gibson VC, the public's reaction was overwhelmingly positive. Increasingly, war correspondents sought danger by flying bombing missions, parachuting with airborne forces and taking part in amphibious attacks against the enemy. This book is an in-depth account of the war, as seen through the newspapers of the day.
Main title:
Reporting the Second World War / Brian Best.
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.
Collation:
208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781473834200 (hbk)1473834201 (hbk)
Dewey class:
070.4499 BES070.4499
LC class:
D798
Language:
English
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BRN:
283040