Colman, Penny,

Where the action was : women war correspondents in World War II / Penny Colman. - First edition. - x, 118 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113) and index.

Setting the stage -- Prelude to World War II in Europe -- Sounding the alarm in Europe -- Europe goes to war -- The United States goes to war -- Action in North Africa and China -- Getting to Italy -- D-Day -- Action in Europe -- Advancing toward Germany -- Action in the Pacific -- Crossing the Rhine -- Winning the war -- After the war.

The story of women war correspondent in World War II and how they reported war news. Tells about flying bombing missions, taking photographs inside Buchenwald, stowing away on D-Day hospital ships, dodging bullets on Iwo Jima, and more. Margaret Bourke-White, Nellie Bly, Lee Miller, Martha Gellhorn, Virginia Cowles, Sonia Tomara, Toni Frissell, Dickey Chapelle and more are included.

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War correspondents--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Women war correspondents--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945--Women--Biography--Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945--Journalists--Biography--Juvenile literature

D799.U6 / C65 2002

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