Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II

America's Link to the World War II Solddiers

James Toban has written a stunning book in ¿Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II¿. Toban has succeeded in giving readers the rare opportunity to see the human frailties concealed within one of America¿s greatest and most valuable World War II correspondents. James Toban present a picture of the complex Ernie Pyle; a man that entered the World War II carrying only a broken Remington typewriter and a deep desire to describe the life and hardships of the horrific world of the infantrymen to the American public. The reader will learn of the contradictory Ernie Pyle. The Ernie Pyle who despised war, but who could not stay away from the physical and emotional anguish of battle. The Ernie Pyle who loved his wife, but who continually left her behind to travel to the front lines. Ernie Pyle, the seemingly frail and terrified journalist who demonstrated his bravery by traveling to the front lines to be with and write about ¿his boys¿. Ernie Pyle, a genius for writing about the common soldier, but who needed constant reminding that he was the best at what he did. His articles became legendary and the hope and news link for Americans with loved ones in the front lines. James Toban¿s ¿Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II ¿ is a must read for World War II readers and all readers who wish to know about the human spirit and about a plain old fashion brave American.

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A Sad, Moving Story

Most culturally literate people know who Ernie Pyle was, but how many know much more than the fact that Pyle was a famous WWII correspondent who was killed in action? And how many have read any of Pyle's writing?

Tobin's book paints a sad picture of a writer who created a persona that was vastly different than his real life. Pyle was the Charles Kuralt / Andy Rooney of his day, but few people realized that beneath the folksy image was a tortured soul to whom unexpected fame and fortune was of little salve.

The excerpts in the text and the complete columns in the appendix show that Pyle's writing was top notch and that it will endure.

Biographies don't get any better than 'Ernie Pyle's War.' I hope that more biographies / histories of this high quality become available in the Rocket eBook format!

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