The War Years: 1939–1945

A Nonconformist History of Our Times #1

by I.F. Stone

The celebrated radical journalist presents a selection of his World War II columns, celebrating the times' great men and deeds and castigating corruption, prejudice, self-interest, and stupidity

Genres: History, Politics, Journalism, Essays, Nonfiction, War

Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Isidor Feinstein Stone (better known as I.F. Stone or Izzy Stone) was an American investigative journalist.

He is best remembered for his self-published newsletter, I.F. Stone's Weekly, which was ranked 16th in a poll of his fellow journalists of "The Top 100 Works of Journalism in the United States in the 20th Century."

Reviews

[Abby]

I can't believe I'd never heard of I.F. Stone until this year. A Nonconformist History of Our Times is a collection of Stone's columns over the course of his career as a (some would say "radical") journalist. I skipped around in here, because I wasn't interested in all the topics, but I definitely dig Stone--a champion of progressive causes and a caller-out of vice, greed, and corruption. He reminds me of Chomsky: He was wry and witty, he was an early denouncer of what we now call the military-industrial complex, he kept disadvantaged groups like Black Americans in his sights, and he didn't spare politicians from criticism just because they were on the left. May we always have people like him to give voice to our nation's conscience.

If you're interested in Stone but not that into history, you might check out The Best of I.F. Stone, which is where I'm headed next for selected pieces.

[London · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Shelf: Accepted, pending reconsideration.

[Ginger Heskett]

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