Liebling's war : World War II dispatches of A.J. Liebling

Liebling's war : World War II dispatches of A.J. Liebling /

"The New Yorker sent [A.J.] Liebling to Paris in October 1939 to cover the war in Europe. The assignment lasted through the liberation of Paris and a few weeks thereafter, and here for the first time Liebling's war dispatches ... are arranged to form a coherent narrative"--Jacket.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liebling, A. J. (Abbott Joseph), 1904-1963
Other Authors: Barbour, James, 1933-, Scharnhorst, Gary, Warner, Fred
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Liebling, A. J. > (Abbott Joseph), > 1904-1963.
Liebling, A. J. > (Abbott Joseph), > 1904-1963 > Correspondence.
1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
War correspondents > United States > Correspondence.
War correspondents > France > Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Paris.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy.
Military campaigns.
Travel.
War correspondents.
Paris (France) > History > 1940-1944.
Paris (France) > Description and travel.
Normandy (France) > Description and travel.
France.
France > Normandy.
France > Paris.
United States.
History
Personal narratives > American.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondence.
Personal narratives, American.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: 1939-1940. Toward Paris : 1939 ; Merry Christmas, Horrid New Year ; Colonel Albatross ; Letter from Paris, 14 April 1940 ; Letter from Paris, 21 April 1940 ; The knockdown ; Letter from Paris, 24 May 1940 ; Letter from Paris, 1 June 1940 ; Who do not fight, but run away ; A man falling downstairs
  • Part II: 1940-1942. No place like it ; Rape is impossible ; It showed nice instincts ; Dev's double ; Westbound tanker
  • Part III: 1942-1943. Toward a happy ending ; Birds of my country ; The foamy fields ; Gafsa ; Under the acacias
  • Part IV: 1943-1944. Quest for Mollie ; Cross-channel trip ; Letter from France, 14 July 1944 ; Letter from France, 20 July 1944 ; Letter from France, 4 August 1944 ; Letter from Paris, 1 September 1944
  • Part V: 1955-1958. Tickey-boo on Easy Red ; Days with the Daydaybay ; The navel of the Loire.

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