Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home

by Maurice Isserman and Walter Cronkite IV

Book Overview

A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of The Greatest Generation reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. Walter Cronkite, an obscure 23-year-old United Press wire service reporter, married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940, following a four-year courtship. She proved to be the love of his life, and their marriage lasted happily until her death in 2005. But before Walter and Betsy Cronkite celebrated their second...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426210191
• ISBN13: 9781426210198
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"