Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Andy Rooney's very personal, very energetic account of his World War II experiences as a reporter for the GI's newspaper, Stars and Stripes, could have used the services of a severe editor. Nonetheless, when he writes of the plight of the bomber crews and the fighter pilots, he rises, eloquent, in describing the terror accompanying every flight. For an infantryman involved in eight campaigns in the ETO, this was a revelation, for our plight was in dramatic contrast. We envied the Air Boys for the comfort of the barracks and the dining room on their return, while we went for weeks without hot meals and often without sleep and perhaps a bath every three months. His eloquence continues in his observations of the infantry's performance on D-Day and its aftermath, as the First Army slugged its way beyond St. Lo for the opportunity for Patton's Third Army to break through the German defenses. Less eloquent is Rooney's avowed lack of respect, indeed revulsion, for General George Patton. In all, Rooney has created a readable, if often times inaccurate account of the major campaigns in the European theatre. It is truly a reporter's story of war, for as Rooney admits, he and his colleagues could always walk away without the charge of desertion." Reviewed by Andrew Witmer, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Synopsis
Rooney's vivid, poignant memoir of coming of age as a reporter and as a man during World War II--a story featured in "The Greatest Generation"--is now available in a beautiful hardcover edition with a new chapter on the meaning of the war and a Foreword by Tom Brokaw. Photos throughout.
Synopsis
Rooney's vivid, poignant memoir of coming of age as a reporter and as a man during World War II--a story featured in "The Greatest Generation"--is now available in a beautiful hardcover edition with a new chapter on the meaning of the war and a Foreword by Tom Brokaw. Photos throughout.