{"product_id":"the-war-beat-europe-steven-casey-9780197563977","title":"The War Beat, Europe: The American Media at War Against Nazi Germany","description":"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, \u003cem\u003eWar Beat, Europe\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/em\u003e, Drew Middleton of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Bill Stoneman of the \u003cem\u003eChicago Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e, and John Thompson of the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e; 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese reporters were driven by a combination of ambition, patriotism, and belief in the cause. \u003cem\u003eWar Beat, Europe \u003c\/em\u003eshows how they earned their reputation as America's golden generation of journalists and wrote the first draft of World War II history for posterity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019756397X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197563977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Steven Casey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993464930559,"sku":"9780197563977","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_503dd344-7e73-404b-a094-e572c728f2be.jpg?v=1683324482","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-war-beat-europe-steven-casey-9780197563977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}