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Andrew A. Rooney (1919–2011)

Autor/a de My War

18+ obres 2,304 Membres 20 Ressenyes 4 preferits

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Any Rooney's My War was a short memoir which focuses on Andy Rooney's time in the Army in World War II, where he was assigned to Stars and Stripes. A Short read including the afterword 278 pages. A nice 3.5 star read of time in Europe the events he was part of D-Day, the Liberation of Paris, the crossing at Remagen and his entry into a concentration camp.

A personal account which appears very truthful and honest if his journey including both his successes and perceived failures and the paths of some of the other great deployed journalist of the day. I would not place this at the top of the pile but a worthy addition to the literature to an observer of World War II from England to the end of the war.… (més)
 
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dsha67 | Hi ha 9 ressenyes més | Feb 19, 2024 |
Good account of war days of an army reporter. Some editorializing about war and people. Worthwhile.
 
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kslade | Hi ha 9 ressenyes més | Dec 8, 2022 |
My War is a blunt, funny, idiosyncratic account of Andy Rooney’s World War II. As a young, naïve correspondent for The Stars and Stripes, Rooney flew bomber missions, arrived in France during the D-Day invasion, crossed the Rhine with the Allied forces, traveled to Paris for the Liberation, and was one of the first reporters into Buchenwald. Like so many of his generation, Rooney’s life was changed forever by the war. He saw life at the extremes of human experience, and wrote about what he observed, making it real to millions of men and women. My War is the story of an inexperienced kid learning the craft of journalism. It is by turns moving, suspenseful, and reflective. And Rooney’s unmistakable voice shines through on every page.… (més)
 
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MasseyLibrary | Hi ha 9 ressenyes més | Mar 27, 2022 |
I borrowed it from the public library. If you know Andy Rooney from his segments on 60 Minutes, then you know what you are getting with this book.

See my blog note about the book:

[http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/04/booknote-out-of-my-mind.html]
 
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Obres
18
També de
5
Membres
2,304
Popularitat
#11,144
Valoració
½ 3.7
Ressenyes
20
ISBN
88
Llengües
1
Preferit
4

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