Soldier of the Press: Covering the Front in Europe and North Africa, 1936-1943 An “exclusive” United Press correspondent, Gorrell saw more than his share of war, even more than most reporters, as his beat took him from the siege of Madrid to the sands of North Afric
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| Title | : | Soldier of the Press: Covering the Front in Europe and North Africa, 1936-1943 |
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826218512 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2009-07-06 |
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Threatened by each side in the Spanish Civil War with death as a suspected spy, decorated for saving an airman’s life in a bullet-ridden B-24 Liberator over Greece, war correspondent Henry “Hank” Gorrell often found himself in the thick of the fighting he had been sent to cover. And in reporting on some of the world’s most dangerous stories, he held newspaper readers spellbound with his eyewitness accounts from battlefields across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. An “exclusive” United Press correspondent, Gorrell saw more than his share of war, even more than most reporters, as his beat took him from the siege of Madrid to the sands of North Africa. His memoir, left in an attic trunk for sixty years, is presented here in its entirety for the first time. As he risks life and limb on the front lines, Gorrell gives us new perspectives on the overall conflict—including some of World War II’s lesser-known battles—as well as insights
Editorial : About the AuthorKenneth Gorrell discovered the original manuscript of Hank Gorrell in a family attic. He is an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and lives in Northfield, New Hampshire.
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