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 127
... guns , a platform for the loaders to stand on , and an automatic hoist that brought up fresh ammunition . The turrets were the eyes , ears , and teeth of the whole enormous body . Obviously these guns would make it almost impossible for ...
... guns , a platform for the loaders to stand on , and an automatic hoist that brought up fresh ammunition . The turrets were the eyes , ears , and teeth of the whole enormous body . Obviously these guns would make it almost impossible for ...
Page 373
... gun bullet , the soft kind that spreads out , hit my arm and a little in my breast . However , my comrades took the ... guns shoot their bullets at the enemy . The enemy's mother is weeping . The Partisan's mother is dancing the Kolo ...
... gun bullet , the soft kind that spreads out , hit my arm and a little in my breast . However , my comrades took the ... guns shoot their bullets at the enemy . The enemy's mother is weeping . The Partisan's mother is dancing the Kolo ...
Page 429
... guns were quite dark , but when one of them turned his head the whites of his eyes could be seen . If I stepped in ... gun positions and studied the alignment of obstacles - the pill boxes , the barbed wire , the mine fields , and the ...
... guns were quite dark , but when one of them turned his head the whites of his eyes could be seen . If I stepped in ... gun positions and studied the alignment of obstacles - the pill boxes , the barbed wire , the mine fields , and the ...
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