Writing the War: Chronicles of a World War II Correspondent
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1633881040 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 479 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He has written dozens of freelance magazine articles, has been a newspaper columnist in Western New York for two decades, and is the author of five previous books, most recently, Over a Barrel: The Rise and Fall of New York’s Taylor Wine Company. David Kiley is a journalist and editor, having
Charles Kiley was a crack reporter on the biggest story of the twentieth century.” —TOM BROKAW“Charlie Kiley became one of my father’s best friends while they covered the war for Stars & Stripes. “Writing the War is a superb and important contribution to WWII history. This day-by-day story of one family’s journey is touching, illuminating, and utterly absorbing.” —JAMES TOBIN, author of Ernie Pyle’s War. He used to come home and say, ‘I had lunch with Kiley today.’ These letters are a fascinating chronicle of love and separation, war and death, as Charlie and Billee Kiley were swept along with history.&rdqu
For War Buffs and Romantics Alike I have to admit I was daunted by the size of the book. But the "dialogue" between Charles Kiley and Billee Gray through their letters creates an utterly engaging and important book that not only gives us a unique "Stars and Stripes" view of the world, seen through Staff Writer Charles' eyes, but also lets us into the joyous. "and a beautiful romance developed" according to Robert M. Childs. I have to be totally transparent: though my dad served in WWII, I have had very little knowledge about all that it encompassed, both in the theater, and in the personal lives involved in defeating the Nazis and Japs. My wife's mom and dad served also, and a beautiful romance developedand they came away from the war, married. A Page Turner C. Kerlin This book is a page-turner. Well written. Well paced. Through the engaging letters, interspersed with historical background, I felt that I was "right there" during the war years, though I was born several years after the war ended. "Writing the War" tells a personal story alongside the reportage of wartime experiences and e
The correspondence between Charles Kiley and Billee Gray also tells the poignant tale of two young people in love but forced apart by the circumstances of war. As the sole reporter allowed direct access to Eisenhower's staff, he was the only reporter on the scene when the German high command was negotiating its unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945. Among his army newspaper friends and colleagues was Andy Rooney, later CBS correspondent and 60 Minutes commentator. Billee, like many young women of her time, witnessed the war years from the home front and filled vital civilian roles--defense-industry plant worker, Red Cross volunteer, war bonds salesgirl, and civil defense plane-spotter--and wrote