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100 1 Cronkite, Walter,|cIV.
245 10 Cronkite's war :|bhis World War II letters home /|cWalter
Cronkite IV & Maurice Isserman ; foreword by Tom Brokaw.
250 Unabridged.
264 1 [Old Saybrook, Conn.] :|bTantor Media,|c2013.
300 1 online resource (1 audio file) :|bdigital.
336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
500 GMD: electronic resource.
511 0 Read by Michael Prichard.
520 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 twenty-three-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.Betsy Cronkite carefully saved the letters,
copying many to circulate among family and friends. More
than a hundred of Cronkite's letters from 1943-45 (plus a
few earlier letters) survive. They reveal surprising and
little known facts about this storied public figure in the
vanguard of "The Greatest Generation." They chronicle both
a great love story and a great war story, as told by the
reporter who would go on to become anchorman for the CBS
Evening News with a reputation as "the most trusted man in
America."
521 General adult.
588 Description based on hard copy version record.
600 10 Cronkite, Walter.|tCorrespondence.
600 10 Cronkite, Walter|xFamily.
600 10 Cronkite, Betsy,|d-2005|vCorrespondence.
610 20 United Press International|vBiography.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xJournalists|vCorrespondence.
650 0 War correspondents|zUnited States|vCorrespondence.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xAerial operations, American.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xCampaigns|zEurope.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|zEngland|zLondon|vAnecdotes.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|vPersonal narratives.
650 0 Love-letters|zUnited States.
650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.|xMilitary.|2bisacsh
650 7 HISTORY.|xMilitary.|xGeneral.|2bisacsh
650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.|xGeneral.|2bisacsh
650 7 HISTORY.|xGeneral.|2bisacsh
650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General|2bisacsh
650 7 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism|2bisacsh
655 7 Audiobooks.|2lcgft
700 1 Isserman, Maurice.|4aut
700 1 Prichard, Michael|q(Michael J.)|4nrt
776 08 |iSource record:|aCronkite, Walter.|tCronkite's war.
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2013|z9781426210198|w(OCoLC)837590362
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