World War II on the Air

Résumé du livre

HIST This book and audio CD set by Bernstein (Grand Eccentrics) and Lubertozzi (Complete War of the Worlds) covers the efforts of the famous 'Murrow Boys, ' the group of reporters hired by CBS's Edward R. Murrow to cover the events of World War II. At that time, reporters such as Eric Sevareid, Howard K. Smith, Charles Collingwood, and Richard C. Hottelet got their first major career exposure. Coverage begins in 1938 with the German annexation of Austria and carries through the surrender of France, the 1944 D-day invasion, and V-E day in 1945. Each reporter's story is chronicled in the text, with a cross reference pointing to a track on the accompanying CD that contains his actual radio broadcasts. The book itself is a fascinating read that, paired with the historic recordings, gives a thrilling sense of what it was like for Americans at home following the war in their living rooms. Listening to Edward R. Murrow powerfully describe the London blitz bombing as it is happening is a real historical privilege. Recommended for both public and academic libraries. Mark Ellis, Albany State Univ., GA; 304 pgs. CAHNERS PUBLISHING, c2003.-