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The War Correspondents: The Incredible Stories of the Brave Men and Women Who Covered the Fight Against Hitler's Germany
The War Correspondents
unveils the extraordinary bravery and unmatched literary legacy of the journalists who risked their lives to cover WWII’s European Theater
Ernie Pyle, John Steinbeck, Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Ernest Hemingway, Bill Mauldin, Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White, Andy Rooney, Martha Gellhorn, Richard Tregaskis—the list of American correspondents who covered the fighting in Europe during the Second World War is a veritable Who’s Who of American literary and journalistic greats of the twentieth century. War correspondents not only rubbed shoulders with generals, admirals, prime ministers, and presidents, they also often witnessed the fighting first-hand and up close, placing themselves at great personal risk in order to get the story. The War Correspondents recounts the most destructive conflict in human history, from the civil war in Spain to the ultimate collapse of the Third Reich, and tells the story of the legendary reporters who accompanied Allied soldiers, sailors, and airmen into battle.
Ernie Pyle, John Steinbeck, Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Ernest Hemingway, Bill Mauldin, Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White, Andy Rooney, Martha Gellhorn, Richard Tregaskis—the list of American correspondents who covered the fighting in Europe during the Second World War is a veritable Who’s Who of American literary and journalistic greats of the twentieth century. War correspondents not only rubbed shoulders with generals, admirals, prime ministers, and presidents, they also often witnessed the fighting first-hand and up close, placing themselves at great personal risk in order to get the story. The War Correspondents recounts the most destructive conflict in human history, from the civil war in Spain to the ultimate collapse of the Third Reich, and tells the story of the legendary reporters who accompanied Allied soldiers, sailors, and airmen into battle.
368 pages, Hardcover
Published October 21, 2025
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About the author
Keith Warren Lloyd
10 books22 followersKeith Warren Lloyd is an author and historian, a US Navy veteran, and a retired firefighter. Lloyd graduated from Arizona State University, where he studied history and political science. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Keith's newest work is The War Correspondents: The Incredible Stories of the Brave Men and Women Who Covered The Fight Against Hitler's Germany, released by Globe Pequot's Lyons Press in October 2025. He is also the author of the following titles:
Dark Nights, Deadly Waters: American PT Boats at Guadalcanal. (2023)
Avenging Pearl Harbor: The Saga of America's Battleships in the Pacific War. (2021)
The Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History. (2019)
The Greatest POW Escape Stories Ever Told, an anthology of famous prisoner of war escape stories. (2020)
Above and Beyond: The Incredible Story of Frank Luke Jr., Arizona's Medal of Honor Flying Ace of the First World War. (2015)
Keith's When Heaven Was Falling, Cape Hatteras and On Island Time are historical novels, featuring fictional characters thrust into actual events and often interacting with real-life historical figures.
Keith's newest work is The War Correspondents: The Incredible Stories of the Brave Men and Women Who Covered The Fight Against Hitler's Germany, released by Globe Pequot's Lyons Press in October 2025. He is also the author of the following titles:
Dark Nights, Deadly Waters: American PT Boats at Guadalcanal. (2023)
Avenging Pearl Harbor: The Saga of America's Battleships in the Pacific War. (2021)
The Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History. (2019)
The Greatest POW Escape Stories Ever Told, an anthology of famous prisoner of war escape stories. (2020)
Above and Beyond: The Incredible Story of Frank Luke Jr., Arizona's Medal of Honor Flying Ace of the First World War. (2015)
Keith's When Heaven Was Falling, Cape Hatteras and On Island Time are historical novels, featuring fictional characters thrust into actual events and often interacting with real-life historical figures.
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November 27, 2025
In the days before news could be had instantly and readily, when newspaper was king and radio not far behind, “getting the scoop” and “getting the money shot” as ‘the first’ or ‘the only’ made or broke a fledgling reporter or photo-journalist. Keith Warren Lloyd approached his book, The War Correspondents with an eye for firmly setting the reader in the historical moment before telling the story of the intrepid folks who became the ace war correspondents of World War II.
Lloyd laid the groundwork for how the official war correspondents came to be and made it clear that their work was vital to the war effort from the new war propaganda department of the fledging OSS under ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan, to Ed Murrow and his CBS radio team innovating radio news in time to cover the rise of the Nazi party, the Anschluss of Austria, the end of national France to Vichy France, Dunkirk, and the London Blitz. All helping to get Americans off the fence and choosing a side in the war.
Then, during the war itself, greats like ‘The Roving Reporter’ Ernie Pyle, Martha Gelhorn, Ernest Hemingway, Walter Cronkite, cartoonist Bill Maudlin, photo-journalists’ Robert Capa and Margaret Boarke-White were in the action from North Africa to the surrender keeping up morale and keeping America and the Allies informed from the heated, horrific war zones in air, land, and sea.
Though this tells the story of multiple WarCos, as they were called, I felt that Lloyd shown the spotlight, especially, on home-grown and well-beloved by all Americans, Ernie Pyle who could have sat on his laurels after covering the European theater, but went back into the action and died in the Pacific.
Starting with introducing the backgrounds of each central figure and how they became involved in writing and photographing the war, Lloyd also included direct quotes by these personalities and about them from others then and later, but also painting in the war events and people these folks were reporting on. The War Correspondents was personable and drew a connection with the reader as a result. The War Correspondents is a niche bit of history and biography that does a spectacular job bringing the past to life.
I rec'd a print copy from Lyons Press to read in exchange for an honest review.
My full review will post at my Instagram page- @sophiarose1816 as part of my Veteran's Day salute on 11.10.25.
Lloyd laid the groundwork for how the official war correspondents came to be and made it clear that their work was vital to the war effort from the new war propaganda department of the fledging OSS under ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan, to Ed Murrow and his CBS radio team innovating radio news in time to cover the rise of the Nazi party, the Anschluss of Austria, the end of national France to Vichy France, Dunkirk, and the London Blitz. All helping to get Americans off the fence and choosing a side in the war.
Then, during the war itself, greats like ‘The Roving Reporter’ Ernie Pyle, Martha Gelhorn, Ernest Hemingway, Walter Cronkite, cartoonist Bill Maudlin, photo-journalists’ Robert Capa and Margaret Boarke-White were in the action from North Africa to the surrender keeping up morale and keeping America and the Allies informed from the heated, horrific war zones in air, land, and sea.
Though this tells the story of multiple WarCos, as they were called, I felt that Lloyd shown the spotlight, especially, on home-grown and well-beloved by all Americans, Ernie Pyle who could have sat on his laurels after covering the European theater, but went back into the action and died in the Pacific.
Starting with introducing the backgrounds of each central figure and how they became involved in writing and photographing the war, Lloyd also included direct quotes by these personalities and about them from others then and later, but also painting in the war events and people these folks were reporting on. The War Correspondents was personable and drew a connection with the reader as a result. The War Correspondents is a niche bit of history and biography that does a spectacular job bringing the past to life.
I rec'd a print copy from Lyons Press to read in exchange for an honest review.
My full review will post at my Instagram page- @sophiarose1816 as part of my Veteran's Day salute on 11.10.25.
January 27, 2026
I hate to give a mediocre review to a book that took so much research, but I was disappointed. I bought the book because it mentions my father, Andy Rooney, and other former war correspondents I knew through him when I was young.
Unfortunately the author undertook this project when all the reporters he writes about were dead so he was not able to dig up new material. He's got some good stuff, but not new.
The primary flaw to me is that he spends too much time with the actual fighting of the war and not enough on what the reporters wrote about it and said later. They were witness to a lot more than what we see here. It's still a good read though for people who can't get enough of "The War."
I wish there had been a little more about the correspondents who got killed. The reporters had deaths in their ranks just like the front line troops. Bede Irvin was a friend of my father's and his death in "friendly fire" bombing got only a mention. The author does spend time with the death of Ernie Pyle, the most beloved reporter of the wr.
I was happy, though, to see mention that my father thought Ernest Hemingway was a blowhard playing army with the Maquis resistance. I do wish, though, that my father's disdain for Gen. George Patton could have been included. he used to sputter, "Pearl handled pistols and riding boots, ridiculous."
Unfortunately the author undertook this project when all the reporters he writes about were dead so he was not able to dig up new material. He's got some good stuff, but not new.
The primary flaw to me is that he spends too much time with the actual fighting of the war and not enough on what the reporters wrote about it and said later. They were witness to a lot more than what we see here. It's still a good read though for people who can't get enough of "The War."
I wish there had been a little more about the correspondents who got killed. The reporters had deaths in their ranks just like the front line troops. Bede Irvin was a friend of my father's and his death in "friendly fire" bombing got only a mention. The author does spend time with the death of Ernie Pyle, the most beloved reporter of the wr.
I was happy, though, to see mention that my father thought Ernest Hemingway was a blowhard playing army with the Maquis resistance. I do wish, though, that my father's disdain for Gen. George Patton could have been included. he used to sputter, "Pearl handled pistols and riding boots, ridiculous."
December 15, 2025
A powerful and compelling tribute to the journalists who risked everything to tell the truth during World War II. Lloyd brings to life the courage, humanity, and literary brilliance of legendary correspondents like Ernie Pyle, Martha Gellhorn, and Edward R. Murrow, showing how their firsthand reporting shaped history. This book is both an absorbing history of the war in Europe and a moving reminder of the vital role of a free press in times of global crisis. Highly recommended for history and journalism lovers alike.
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