World War II on the Air: Edward R. Murrow and the Broadcasts that Riveted a Nation
- ISBN-10
- 1402200269
- ISBN-13
- 9781402200267
- Category
- History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General
- Pages
- 284
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Authors
- Alex Lubertozzi, Mark Bernstein
Description
The journalists and the reports that brought World War II to life share accounts of the London Blitz, Eric Sevareid's parachuting over Burma from a crippled aircraft, Howard K. Smith's narrow escape from Nazi Germany on December 6, 1941, and more, in a volume that also includes an audio CD of the actual radio reports of the time. 50,000 first printing.
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