Broadcasts from the Blitz : How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead America into War

With the words "This is London", Ed Murrow's groundbreaking radio broadcasts from 1939 to 1941 brought the Blitz into America's living rooms.

Murrow told his huge audience that an isolated United States could not avoid a confrontation with Hitler and that the bombs it heard falling on London during his reports would eventually be targeted at American cities...This book examines Murrow's work and life in London during this crucial time and profiles the unsung heroes and the villains of those dark days...