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Broadcasts from the Blitz - How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead America into War (Hardcover)
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Broadcasts from the Blitz - How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead America into War (Hardcover)
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With the words “This is London,” Edward R. Murrow’s
groundbreaking radio broadcasts from 1939 to 1941 brought the blitz
into America’s living rooms. Countering the tide of U.S.
isolationism, Murrow told his huge audience that the United States
could not avoid a confrontation with Hitler and that the bombs it
heard falling during his reports would eventually be targeted at
American cities. But although often cited as the paragon of
journalistic objectivity, Murrow had a clear agenda—to bring
America into the war—and he slanted his broadcasts accordingly.
And behind the scenes, he helped the British court U.S. public
opinion and secure American funds for a British intelligence
operation. Broadcasts from the Blitz examines Murrow’s work and
life during this crucial time. It also profiles unsung heroes of
those days, such as U.S. ambassador John Winant and Winston
Churchill’s confidant Brendan Bracken, and villains as
well—such defeatists as Joseph Kennedy and Charles Lindbergh, who
believed England was doomed. Other compelling characters include
Eric Sevareid, Mollie Painter-Downs, and Nancy Astor, whose
“Cliveden set” was accused of being too cozy with the Germans.
They and many others mixed in a London that remained vibrant even
as it was being battered. Broadcasts from the Blitz is a story of
courage—of a journalist broadcasting live from London rooftops as
bombs fell around him—and of intrigue, as the machinery of two
governments pulled America and Britain together in a common cause.
Finally there is the drama of December 7, 1941, when Murrow was the
sole journalist to meet with Roosevelt. Broadcasts from the Blitz
is for all those interested in the influential career of an
extraordinary man and in the relationship between journalism and
politics.
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