The war beat, pacific : the american media at war against japan / Steven Casey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casey, Steven, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion.

World War, 1939-1945.

Censorship--History--United States--20th century.

Censorship.

World War, 1939-1945--Press coverage--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a group of highly courageous correspondents covered America's war against Japan. Based on a wealth of previously untapped primary sources, 'The War Beat, Pacific' provides a comprehensive account of what these reporters witnessed, what they were allowed to publish, and how their reports shaped the home front's perception of some of the most pivotal battles in American history. In a dramatic and fast-paced narrative, the book takes us from MacArthur's doomed defense on the Philippines and the navy's overly strict censorship policy at the time of Midway through the bloody battles on Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte and Luzon, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, detailing the cooperation, as well as conflict, between the media and the military as they grappled with the enduring problem of limiting a free press during a period of extreme crisis.

Contents:

The Paradox of Pearl Harbor

Fiasco in the Philippines

Censorship at Sea

The New Guinea Gang

The Shroud Slips: Guadalcanal

Atrocities

Dress Rehearsal in New Guinea

Bloody Battles in the Central Pacific

The CBI

The Return

Death in the Pacific

Toward Tokyo Bay.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-005365-8

0-19-005364-X

0-19-005366-6

OCLC:

1178869629