Ernie Pyle in England

<p><strong>Ernie Pyle in England</strong> first published in 1941 is the account of the journalist's stay in England Scotland and Wales during the height of the German bombing blitz on London and other cities of the United Kingdom. Pyle one of the most famous correspondents of the Second World War had an easy-going 'folksy'-style of writing making the book an enjoyable yet informative read about the conditions he encountered. His descriptions of the effects of the bombing nights spent in air raid shelters food- and gas-rationing and daily life in London remain classic pieces of war-time reporting. Pyle would later report from Europe Africa and the Pacific with his accounts appearing in some 300 American newspapers. Sadly near the end of the war (on April 18 1945) Pyle was hit by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ieshima (northwest of Okinawa). He was 44 at the time of his death.</p>