Cronkite's War, His World War II Letters Home

Name/Title

Cronkite's War, His World War II Letters Home

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.253

Description

'Cronkite's War' by Walter Cronkite IV & Maurice Isserman. Copyright © 2013, Published by National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. This is a reprinting of the letters Cronkite wrote to his wife during his stint in World War II. A bound book in navy blue. The Book Jacket front cover depicts Cronkite and 5 other servicemen in front of a WW II plane with the letters U.S.O. printed on it's side.

Context

CONTENTS; Forward (written by Ton Brokaw); Map of Cronkite's WWII Assignment, Character Key; Introduction of Walter Cronkite IV. Chapter 1: A Pretty Personal Matter; Chapter 2: The Writing Sixty-Ninth; Chapter 3: The Youthful Dean of American Air-War Writers; Chapter 4: Invasion Jitters; Chapter 5: Once This War is Over. The balance of the pages contain: Epilogue(Memories of the War, 1946 - 2009 by Maurice Isserman; Afterward by Walter Cronkite IV; Time Line (for Walter Cronkite 1916 - 2009); Acknowledgements; Select Bibliography; Illustrations Credits; and Index

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Transcription

Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

6 x 9.25 x 1.25

Book Details

Author

Walter Cronkite IV, Maurice Isserman

Date Published

2013