WALTER CRONKITE IV is an associate producer with CBS News. MAURICE ISSERMAN is the James L. Ferguson Professor of History at Hamilton College. is most recent book is the prize-winning Fallen Giants- A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, co-written with Stewart Weaver, which the New York Timescalled "the book of a lifetime...an awe-inspiring work of history and storytelling.
"Fascinating glimpses of a stirring time that was a crucible for so
many journalists." -School Library Journal starred review
"What a treasure! If you like the news, if you like a good
adventure story or if you're just a sucker for a good old fashioned
love story, you will love this book." --Bob Schieffer, CBS News
"The immediacy of these letters provides an unforgettable glimpse
into how people lived during the most devastating war in human
history, and shed light on how Walter Cronkite became one of our
greatest newsmen." --Susan Eisenhower "An extraordinary journey
with the most trusted man in America." --Kirkus Reviews "There's no
question that Cronkite's book represents a bygone era of
journalism." --The Washingtonian
"A fascinating and informative collection of Walter Cronkite Jr.'s
personal World War II letters to his wife." --AARP blog "Something
not all would expect: A completely different side of Walter
Cronkite." --CBS News "A highly personal view of the man whose face
became familiar to every American in the 1960s and '70s." --The
Buffalo News "Illustrated with heartwarming photos of Walter and
Betsy Cronkite during the war from the family collection." --Book
Bargains & Previews "Tom Brokaw, whose career followed Cronkite's,
describes this book as the 'quintessential American story.' Indeed
it is." --NewsOK
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