{"product_id":"nbc-goes-to-war-9780823299324","title":"NBC Goes to War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe diary of radio correspondent James Cassidy presents a unique view of World War II as this reporter followed the Allied armies into Nazi Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames 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 \u003ci\u003eNBC Goes to War\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003eJames 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by Michael S. Sweeney\u003c\/i\u003e | vii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Army Terms\u003c\/i\u003e | ix \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003e| 1 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e July 24 through August 3, 1944 | 13 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e August 4 through August 23, 1944 | 25 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e August 24 through September 14, 1944 | 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e September 16 through October 13, 1944 | 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e October 14 through November 30, 1944 | 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e December 1 through December 31, 1944 | 134\u003cbr\u003e Text of James Cassidy\u003cbr\u003e Broadcasts, December 21 through 29, 1944 | 165\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Significant American Correspondents Mentioned in Text | 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e | 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e| 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex \u003c\/i\u003e| 201\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406166532439,"sku":"9780823299324","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780823299324.jpg?v=1730494765","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nbc-goes-to-war-9780823299324","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}