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Brave Men is a collection of journalist Pyle's newspaper columns from 1943 and 1944, in which he details the fighting in Europe primarily from the perspective of the common U.S. G.I. This angle of reporting brought the front-line war back to the families of those serving in the armed forces and endeared Pyle to the troops. An essential piece of Americana for all collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Brave Men is a collection of journalist Pyle''s newspaper columns from 1943 and 1944, in which he details the fighting in Europe primarily from the perspective of the common U.S. G.I. This angle of reporting brought the front-line war back to the families of those serving in the armed forces and endeared Pyle to the troops. An essential piece of Americana for all collections."—Library Journal
(Library Journal )"In his fine introduction to this new edition, G. Kurt Piehler (History/Univ. of Tennessee at Knoxville) celebrates Pyle''s ''dense, descriptive style'' and his unusual feel for the quotidian GI experience—a personal and human side to war left out of reporting on generals and their strategies. . . . Kirkus, at the time [of the original edition in 1944, noted the hoopla over Pyle (Pulitzer, hugely popular syndicated column, BOMC hype) and decided it was all worth it: ''the book doesn''t let the reader down.'' Pyle, of course, captures ''the human qualities'' of men in combat, but he also provides ''an extraordinary sense of the scope of the European war fronts, the variety of services involved, the men and their officers.'' . . . [A classic of modern journalism."—Kirkus Reviews
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In June, 1943, when our military and naval forces began fitting the war correspondents into the great Sicilian invasion patchwork, most of us were given the choice of the type of assignment we wantedassault forces, invasion fleet, African Base Headquarters, or whatever. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
In June, 1943, when our military and naval forces began fitting the war correspondents into the great Sicilian invasion patchwork, most of us were given the choice of the type of assignment we wantedassault forces, invasion fleet, African Base Headquarters, or whatever. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
As Close as You Can Get,
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This review is from: Brave Men (Paperback)
This book is as close as you can get to knowing what it was like to being in WWII. I found the book very interesting. Their were some very funny stories that made me chuckle; there were plenty of stories that made me realize how bad it really was over there in Europe. Ernie followed a lot of different "groups" in the Army, Army Airforce, and Navy. His writings flow very well. Once in a while there is a short column that made me wonder why did they include this in the book; it was if the publisher just "through" it in there just because; this is the reason for the 4 stars. It doesn't take long to realize why Ernie was so popular with "The Guys" and while they considered him, one of THEM!!!
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"Brave Men" a treasured discovery.,
By Michael S Wilson (Monrovia Ca, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brave Men (Paperback)
A friend, knowing my interest in World Warll history, bought an original "Brave Men" 1944 copywright Henry Holt & Co edition at a used bookstore fo[$$$]. My great luck to have such good friends and I get to read such a wonderful book. Any serious WWll history reader must read this book. Ernie Pyle's work is an American treasue. He wrote about the lives of the common soldier, sailor, airman. These are the "Brave Men". The guy that just does his job as best he can while trying to survive and get home in one piece. My father, a combat rifle platoon leader with the 9th division in France and Germany in 1944, once told me that he was no hero, and he wasn't brave, but he saw a lot of guys that were. Funny how they all say that. Ernie's book is about guys like my dad and a million other anonymous guys like him that did the dirty work of war. They're my heros.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Journalist of the 20th Century,
By Scott B. Kelly (St. Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brave Men (Paperback)
One of the first grown-up books I ever read was a tattered copy of Ernie Pyleï¿s "Brave Men," derived from his articles written from Sicily to France, 1943-44. Pyle was a manï¿s man of a journalist, and was loved by men and women of all ranks. People on the home front eagerly read his dispatches from fronts all over the world. Pyle wasnï¿t interested in criticizing the government or military. He was man enough to realize that both make mistakes, but to harp on them was a disservice. His subject was the fighting man: low-ranking soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and officers who did the dirty work. Men who drove mule trains up the Italian mountains and flew dive bombers over France. Men who strung telephone wires across North Africa and stormed the shores of Pacific islands. Men who manned anti-aircraft guns on ships and led platoons through the French bocage. He reported on the war with his wonderful prose and gift for storytelling until a sniperï¿s bullet claimed him during the Okinawa campaign in 1945.Ike and his top brass, once they understood how Pyle operated and once Pyle gained their trust, let Pyle go wherever he wanted and talk to whomever he wanted. They knew Pyle would never agonize over German and Japanese civilian casualties in order to appear "objective" and "balanced." They knew Pyle would never be waiting on the beaches before the troops even landed. They knew if Pyle ever found out about a secret operation he would keep his mouth shut and not blab about it to the world. Itï¿s doubtful todayï¿s crop of media darlings will produce an Ernie Pyle. In the quest for ratings, advertising dollars and careers, most of todayï¿s mainstream media ï¿ especially the beltway crowd ï¿ is incredibly selfish, whining, arrogant, ignorant and, ultimately, unpatriotic. Pyle is proof positive that a journalist can tell it like it is and still love his country at the same time.
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