LEADER 04395cam a2200481 i 4500001 258081 005 20240621200634.0 008 170705s2017 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2016041728 020 9780190660628 |q(hardback) |q(acid-free paper) 020 0190660627 |q(hardback) |q(acid-free paper) 024 8 40026973567 035 (OCoLC)ocn960833510 035 258081 042 pcc 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dBDX |dOCLCF |dFM0 |dYWM |dOCLCO |dYUS |dLHM 050 00 D799.U6 |bC38 2017 100 1 Casey, Steven, |eauthor. 245 14 The war beat, Europe : |bthe American media at war against Nazi Germany / |cSteven Casey. 264 1 New York, NY : |bOxford University Press, |c[2017] 300 x, 429 pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 520 2 "Broadcasting pioneers like Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite, unpretentious reporters like Ernie Pyle, and dashing photographers like Robert Capa and Margaret Bourke-White are remembered for their courage and their willingness to put their lives on the line to record the sights and sounds of the World War II battlefield. In return for their fervent loyalty to the anti-Nazi cause, so the argument goes, the military provided them with almost unprecedented access to all the major events. Small wonder that they apparently responded with patriotic generosity, telling a story that both the military and the home front wanted to hear: World War II as a great American success story. In doing so, these war correspondents engaged in self-censorship to hold back the type of story that would have a corrosive impact on domestic morale. Casey uses relevant archives of primary sources that other previous works have failed to, to challenge the core assumptions at the heart of the WWII media narrative. Was the American public exposed to an upbeat and anodyne image of the 'good war,' which helped to ensure that domestic support remained durable and robust? How did the military's goal of keeping civilians 'entertained,' the president's aim to prevent complacency on the home front, the media's desire to sell papers and radio shows, and the reporters' ambitions and hardships affect what Americans read about the war in the European theater? Was the cooperation between the military and war correspondents voluntary, altered by censorship policies, coerced to some degree, or the result of a fractious compromise? Steven Casey gives the real scoop in this in-depth account covering the reporters who covered the European beat from the battlegrounds of North Africa, Germany, Italy, and France"-- |cProvided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-416) and index. 505 0 Going to War -- Part 1: North Africa -- Invasion, 1942 -- The Advent of Ernie -- Defeat at Kasserine -- Victory in Tunisia -- Part 2: Bombing Germany -- How-I-Almost-Got Killed-Today Stories -- A High-Octane Outfit -- Dark Days -- Part 3: Sicily and Italy -- Invasion, 1943 -- An Antidote to Complacency -- Death in Winter -- Anzio and Cassino -- Part 4: Overlord -- Fear Lay Blackly Deep Down -- Invasion, 1944 -- Normandy Stalemate -- Breakout -- Part 5: Victory -- To Germany's Borders -- Blackout on the Bulge -- Into the Reich -- Unconditional Surrender. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 611 27 World War (1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xPress coverage |zUnited States. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xPublic opinion. 650 0 Mass media |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 War correspondents |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 War correspondents |zEurope |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Censorship |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Civil-military relations |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Public opinion |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 650 7 Censorship. |2homoit 776 08 |iOnline version:Casey, Steven, author. |tWar beat, Europe |dNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] |z9780190660635 |w(DLC) 2016058936 852 0 |bstacks |hD799.U6 |iC38 2017 852 0 |bscstacks |hD799.U6 |iC38 2017 |tc. 2