Not So Wild a DreamAgain available in paperback is Eric Sevareid's widely acclaimed Not So Wild a Dream. In this brilliant first-person account of a young journalist's experience during World War II, Sevareid records both the events of the war and the development of journalistic strategies for covering international affairs. He also recalls vividly his own youth in North Dakota, his decision to study journalism, and his early involvement in radio reporting during the beginnings of World War II. |
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Page 367
... fire . That was Cassino and man - made fire , which could not hold a candle to this transaction of the elements . I set out in the morning with several officers , a truckload of signal corps soldiers , a mile of wire , and a recording ...
... fire . That was Cassino and man - made fire , which could not hold a candle to this transaction of the elements . I set out in the morning with several officers , a truckload of signal corps soldiers , a mile of wire , and a recording ...
Page 406
... fire was unnerving to me after a while , and I could hardly bear the sense of helplessness and exposure if it were coming in while I was in a vehicle . Rifle fire , though it might be directed right at me , left me completely calm ; and ...
... fire was unnerving to me after a while , and I could hardly bear the sense of helplessness and exposure if it were coming in while I was in a vehicle . Rifle fire , though it might be directed right at me , left me completely calm ; and ...
Page 463
... fire chief was politely inquiring of the engineers whether it would be all right if a fire engine were allowed to be first across when the bridge was ready . And the immense curtain of black smoke drifted over the rooftops , screening ...
... fire chief was politely inquiring of the engineers whether it would be all right if a fire engine were allowed to be first across when the bridge was ready . And the immense curtain of black smoke drifted over the rooftops , screening ...
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