Who are the ten greatest war correspondents of all time?

Admiral Halsey · 09-10-14, 12:04 AM

Ernie Pyle.

BossMark · 09-10-14, 01:31 AM

Kate Aidie would top my list any time.

Mush Martin · 09-10-14, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

Ernie Pyle.

Egan · 09-10-14, 01:47 PM

My pick? Vasily Grossman. Aside from his wartime articles, his novel 'Life and Fate' about Stalingrad is one of the great literary works of the 20th century.

As for his war reporting, I think he was unparalleled. His writing about Treblinka (where his mother died) is one of the most moving bits of writing I've ever read. He was disliked by the Soviet authorities. There is a strand that runs through his writing where he realises that the real war of the 20th century was not Fascism versus Communism, but Totalitarianism versus humanity. It did not endear him to the Soviets, who came to regard him more or less as an internal enemy, especially considering his Jewishness rendered him 'untrustworthy' from the start.

Dan D · 09-10-14, 02:51 PM

The Australian Journalist Osmar White with "Green Armour" about the Pacific War and "Conquerors' Road: An Eyewitness Account of Germany 1945" where he follows General Patton's 3rd Army into Germany. Great read,
http://dannyreviews.com/h/Conquerors_Road.html

Ernest Hemingway.

09-10-14, 01:31 AM	#2
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Kate Aidie would top my list any time. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

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Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Australian Journalist Osmar White with "Green Armour" about the Pacific War and "Conquerors' Road: An Eyewitness Account of Germany 1945" where he follows General Patton's 3rd Army into Germany. Great read, http://dannyreviews.com/h/Conquerors_Road.html Ernest Hemingway. __________________

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Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 317 Uploads: 0	Ernie Pyle.

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Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	My pick? Vasily Grossman. Aside from his wartime articles, his novel 'Life and Fate' about Stalingrad is one of the great literary works of the 20th century. As for his war reporting, I think he was unparalleled. His writing about Treblinka (where his mother died) is one of the most moving bits of writing I've ever read. He was disliked by the Soviet authorities. There is a strand that runs through his writing where he realises that the real war of the 20th century was not Fascism versus Communism, but Totalitarianism versus humanity. It did not endear him to the Soviets, who came to regard him more or less as an internal enemy, especially considering his Jewishness rendered him 'untrustworthy' from the start.