English civilization file on war correspondence

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Ernest "Ernie" Taylor Pyle lived most of his first 19 years on a farm near Dana, Indiana. He was born on 3 August 1900, the only son of William and Mary Taylor Peale, who were considered simple farmers, ardent Methodists and Prohibitionists. Around 1917, the United States entered the First World War. Pyle volunteered to take part in the war effort. He undertook naval training. He had joined the navy at the age of eighteen and had been sent to the University of Illinois for preliminary training, but the armistice came soon afterwards, and he was put on inactive service.
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When he landed in Normandy on June 7, 1944, Ernie Pyle was the best (Pulitzer Prize-winning) and most popular American war correspondent. Pyle owes this popularity to the fact that he tells the stories of ordinary soldiers simply and with great empathy. During the summer of 1944, he followed American troops from Omaha Beach to the liberation of Paris, witnessing the liberation of Cherbourg, the hedge war, the bombing raids of Operation Cobra, as well as the surprise discovery of Normandy. He recounts all these events in 70 articles subsequently published in the American daily press.

A two-page biographical sketch of a war correspondent, focussed on their life and work during the Second World War
A bibliography relating to this person and their work
A primary source as an example of their work
A three-page analysis of this primary source

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[...] His account of the war also showcases the landscapes of Normandy. took a walk along the historic coast of Normandy in the country of France". "The water was full of squishy little jellyfish about the size of your hand. Millions of them. In the center each of them had a green design exactly like a four-leaf clover. The good-luck emblem. Sure." walked for a mile and a half along the water's edge of our many miled invasion beach. You wanted to walk slowly, for the detail on that beach was infinite." Pyle conveyed the atrocities and absurdity of war like few others. [...]

[...] I'm not really a letter writer". He felt responsible for the task and strove to make his articles not only interesting, but also as accurate as possible. Pyle was particularly skilled at telling Americans what was happening on the other side of the Atlantic, but he did this mainly by describing the experiences of the infantry. He shared the life of the soldiers and was on the war front. He walked like those soldiers who marched and fought on foot. [...]

[...] Bloomington: Indiana University Press pp. 408." (2016): 473-474. Nelson, Ronald J. "The writing styles of two war correspondents: Stephen Crane and Ernie Pyle." West Virginia University Philological Papers 51 (2004): 36-43. Mills, Nicolaus. "Ernie Pyle and War Reportage." Dissent 52.4 (2005): 74- A primary source as an example of their work https://www.dvusd.org/cms/lib011/AZ01901092/Centricity/Domain/4781/Horrible%20Waste%20of%20War.pdf 4. A three-page analysis of this primary source sur la wwii : l'horrible gaspillage de la guerre ernie pyle NORMANDY BEACHHEAD et 17 juin 1944- Context of the article When he landed in Normandy on June Ernie Pyle was the best (Pulitzer Prize-winning) and most popular American war correspondent. [...]

[...] Men were floating in the water, but they didn't know they were in the water, for they were dead." His columns are presented to readers as if they were daily letters from loved ones. They appreciate Peel's efforts, and the war correspondent garners a deep affection and a growing following. He has succeeded in drawing faithful portraits, offering a certain closeness to his readership. And then, of course, there's the immersive aspect of his stories. He doesn't hesitate to put himself in harm's way. [...]

[...] David Nichols has two, 'Ernie's America' (1989), which brings together some of the many articles on his travels across America in the 1930s, and 'Ernie's War' (1987), an anthology of his war dispatches. James Tobin published another anthology of these dispatches in his 1997 biography 'Ernie Pyle's War'. Dana, a town in west-central Indiana, is home to Ernie Peale's birthplace and a museum dedicated to the famous journalist's life and work as a correspondent during the Second World War. The historic site is owned and operated by the Friends of Ernie Pyle, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Pyle's legacy in Dana, as well as throughout Indiana and the nation. [...]

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