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Thoburn H. "Toby" Wiant was a fighter from an early age, and words were his weapons of choice. During World War II, he fought to scoop stories from rival reporters on the front lines as an Associated Press war correspondent. In chronicling the war from the China-Burma-India and European theaters of operation, he skillfully reported the battles of an all-too-real war while often in personal peril. In letters to his parents he revealed his personal reactions to the war. In this remarkable book, his daughter brings together Wiant’s printed articles and his private letters. With her aid, we view the war through his eyes as we watch a scrappy boy grow into manhood and an eager cub reporter develop into a seasoned war correspondent.
Price: $50.00
Pages: 368
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Imprint: Fordham University Press
Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
Publication Date:
03 January 2011
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780823233014
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies
His reflections on battling the illnesses that ended his life at fifty-one are touching, as is Susan Wiant's closing letter to the father she discovered between the bylines.
“. . . A compelling and detailed first-hand account.”
Gives insights into the challenges and practices of war reporting.---—Nancy L. Roberts, University at Albany, SUNY
...[an] informative and touching remembrance.
“Allows historians to see what a significant war correspondent was thinking while he was covering battles in World War II. It is raw data, uncolored by the lens of memory.”---—Michael Sweeney, Utah State University
In a poignant and loving tribute to her Associated Press correspondent father, Wiant seamlessly integrates his personal letters, his incisive war reporting from the front, and her own narrative voice.---—John Romeiser, University of Tennessee
Toby Wiant, AP's fiest frontline correspondent, brought to life via articles and letters selected by his journalist daughter.
“. . . A compelling and detailed first-hand account.”
Gives insights into the challenges and practices of war reporting.---—Nancy L. Roberts, University at Albany, SUNY
...[an] informative and touching remembrance.
“Allows historians to see what a significant war correspondent was thinking while he was covering battles in World War II. It is raw data, uncolored by the lens of memory.”---—Michael Sweeney, Utah State University
In a poignant and loving tribute to her Associated Press correspondent father, Wiant seamlessly integrates his personal letters, his incisive war reporting from the front, and her own narrative voice.---—John Romeiser, University of Tennessee
Toby Wiant, AP's fiest frontline correspondent, brought to life via articles and letters selected by his journalist daughter.
Following in her father’s footsteps, Susan E. Wiant is a freelance copywriter and editor.