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Reporting america at war audiobook by michelle ferrari, james tobin. Produced in 1971, this film is not as much an essay about war as it is a photographic documentary about warfare and the making of war. Rooney attended the albany academy from 1932 to 1938, where he began his. An antiwar essay by andy rooney of 60 minutes fame. And andy rooneys unmistakable voice shines throughout the audio. As a young, naive correspondent for the stars and stripes, rooney flew bomber missions, arrived in france during. My war is by turns moving, suspenseful, and reflective. Oct 17, 2002 my war is a blunt, funny, idiosyncratic account of andy rooneys world war ii. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. He fixed me up with oxygen and the remainder of my brief first glimpse at the war was.
My war is also the story of a naive, inexperienced kid learning the craft of journalism from masters such as ernie pyle, homer bigart, and walter cronkite. Nov 04, 2011 new york ap andy rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature 60 minutes commentaries about lifes large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old. This is classic andy rooney and a wonderful coming of age tale that any american would enjoy. My war book by andy rooney half price books marketplace. One of americas favorite commentators writes a moving, funny, and highly evocative account of his life as an army private and stars and stripes reporter during world war ii. Over more than six decades of intrepid reporting and elegant essays, rooney has told it to us straight and without a hint of sugar coating, but with more than a grain of truth and humor. Over six decades of intrepid reporting and elegant essays, andy rooney has proven a shrewd cultural analyst unafraid to question the sometimes ridiculous, often surprising facts of our lives. Andy was an american radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast a few. My war and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Andy rooney has 19 books on goodreads with 4249 ratings. The 10 best andy rooney podcast and radio episodes in 2019. Feb 11, 20 the late cbs news 60 minutes commentator andy rooney discussed his book my war reissued by publicaffairs books with a new foreword by tom brokaw.
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Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in europe. He was a veteran of wwii when he wrote for stars and stripes. On july 7, 1941, a young colgate university football player named andy rooney reported for u. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Andy rooney my war audio cassette random house brand. Rooney s experiences during world war ii when he was a reporter in europe covering the front. As a naive, young correspondent for the stars and stripes during world war ii, andy rooney flew a firsthand account of one mans role in history, my war is a memoir from one of americas personalities. Paperback, mass market paperback, audio cassette the curious tale of firex. Abstract, the andy rooney papers cover rooneys professional and. My war is a blunt, funny, idiosyncratic account of andy rooney s world war ii.
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