SALE PENDING Brave Men by Ernie Pyle, WWII Correspondent

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Ernie Pyle is the beloved WWII correspondent and friend to the millions of brave men and women that fought during WWII. I'm proud to offer for sale his book titled, "The New Book by Ernie Pyle - Brave Men". "Brave Men begins with the landing on Sicily, when the Allies were making their first bold and dramatic assault upon fortress Europe. It ranges from Sicily, Italy and the grim days on the Anizo beachhead through the calm of those last few pre-invasion weeks in Britain, the savage climaxes of the Normandy beaches to the smashing drive through France". This hard cover book with dust jacket is Copyrighted in 1943,44 by Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, and also in 1944 by Henry Holt and Company, Inc. First printing was in November of 1944, this is the Sixth printing dated January of 1945.

The book has a total of 328 pages with the table of contents broken down into four sections. Section one is titled, Sicily--June-September, 1943, and section two is titled Italy--December, 1943--April, 1944. Section three is titled England—April-May, 1944, and section four is titled France—June-September, 1944. Born August 3, 1900, Near Dana, Indiana and died April 18, 1945. His coverage of the WWII military campaign earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1944 and several other awards. While in the Pacific Theater of Operation on Iowa Jima during the Okinawa Campaign he visited the nearby island of la Shima where he was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire. The soldiers paid tribute to their fallen friend with a simple plague reading, "At this post, the 77th Infantry Division lost a Buddy, Ernie Pyle, April 18th, 1945". Throughout WWII millions of Americans back home were kept abreast of what their sons and daughters were going though while serving in the Armed Forces because they knew Ernie Pyle was giving them the honest facts they needed to know.

*Condition of dust jacket: Fair to good condition. The Dust Jacket is clean and bright. There are two 2” tears along the top edge of the front of the dust jacket, chipping and tears along the top edge of the dust jacket, and minor chipping and tears along the bottom edge of the dust jacket.

*Condition of front and back covers: Very good condition. The front and back covers are very clean and bright. There are very minor bumps at each of the four corners and at the top and bottom edges of the spine. These are not very noticeable at all.

*Condition of inside pages: Very good condition. Very clean and bright. The last page has some numbers written very small and neatly in ink.

I don’t believe this book has ever been read. Except for the dust cover, it is in great condition. Please take a look at our larger photos for a better view of the condition of this book.

If you really want to know what went on with our servicemen and women during WWII, then this is the book for read. Ernie Pyle was a friend to them and recognized by servicemen and women all over the world during WWII. Don ‘t miss your chance to read this great book! You won’t be disappointed!

Item ID: 7107

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