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Cronkite's War

Cronkite's War

His World War II Letters Home

by Walter Cronkite and Maurice Isserman
Hardback
Publication Date: 07/05/2013

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A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. Walter Cronkite, an obscure 23-year-old United Press wire service reporter, married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940, following a four-year courtship. She proved to be the love of his life, and their marriage lasted happily until her death in 2005. But before Walter and Betsy Cronkite celebrated their second anniversary, he became a credentialed war correspondent, preparing to leave her behind to go overseas. 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. After a brief December leave in New York City spent with his young wife, Cronkite left again on assignment for England. This time, the two would not be reunited until the end of the war in Europe. Cronkite would console himself during their absence by writing her long, detailed letters -- sometimes five in a week -- describing his experiences as a war correspondent, his observations of life in wartime Europe, and his longing for her. etsy Cro
ISBN:
9781426210198
9781426210198
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
07-05-2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
National Geographic Society
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
352
Dimensions (mm):
236x159x29mm
Weight:
0.59kg

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