Description
Book SynopsisThe diary of radio correspondent James Cassidy presents a unique view of World War II as this reporter followed the Allied armies into Nazi Germany.
James Joseph Cassidy was one of 362 American journalists accredited to cover the European Theater of Operations between June 7, 1944, and the war's end. Radio was relatively new, and World War II was its first war. Among the difficulties facing historians examining radio reporters during that period is that many potential primary documentstheir live broadcastswere not recorded. In NBC Goes to War, Cassidy's censored scripts alongside his personal diary capture a front-line view during some of the nastiest fighting in World War II as told by a seasoned NBC reporter.
James Cassidy was ambitious and young, and his coverage of World War II for the NBC radio network notched some notable firsts, including being the first to broadcast live from German soil and arranging the broadcast of a live Jewish religious service f
Table of Contents
Foreword by Michael S. Sweeney | vii
List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Army Terms | ix
Introduction | 1
1. July 24 through August 3, 1944 | 13
2. August 4 through August 23, 1944 | 25
3. August 24 through September 14, 1944 | 47
4. September 16 through October 13, 1944 | 76
5. October 14 through November 30, 1944 | 105
6. December 1 through December 31, 1944 | 134
Text of James Cassidy
Broadcasts, December 21 through 29, 1944 | 165
Appendix: Significant American Correspondents Mentioned in Text | 183
Acknowledgments | 189
Notes | 191
Index | 201
