THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN WASKOW by ERNIE PYLE
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn
4.5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2020
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In this special non-fiction episode we remember the work of journalist Ernie Pyle, a WWII war correspondent who was beloved by his countrymen for his columns which told of the lives of everyday soldiers and sailors and often spoke of life back home. Ernie, who witnessed the bombing of London, the liberation of Paris, the fighting in North Africa, Italy, and the Pacific Islands- was killed by a Japanese sniper near Okinawa in 1944. Be sure to catch "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad at 1001 Greatest Love Stories now!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And the Yeah, Welcome back everyone to 1001 classic Short Stories and Tales and this special tribute to one of |
| 0:36.0 | our most beloved World War II correspondence Ernie Pyle. This episode is |
| 0:41.7 | Classic Non- Fiction and represents an incredible historical volume of work by a beloved war correspondent who made the final sacrifice on the they left behind is a universal one. We hope you gain new insight from this |
| 1:05.6 | important piece of history. It has been 76 years since Ernie Pyle on duty as |
| 1:11.8 | a work correspondent on Okinawa, fell prey to a Japanese sniper, |
| 1:16.9 | thus robbing the free world of a true hero and friend to all those who were caught up in |
| 1:21.5 | the worldwide conflagration brought upon us by a crazed German dictator and a megalomaniac Japanese emperor and his war-minded military leaders who were convinced that they were created to rule the earth |
| 1:35.2 | and committed their armed forces and many of their people to certain death. |
| 1:41.6 | Ernie Piles newspaper columns brought the names and assurances back from the front to the |
| 1:47.3 | hometowns of America during a time when information about what was going on overseas was almost impossible to get. |
| 1:55.0 | He witnessed the terrible German bombings of London, the deadly tank battles in North Africa, |
| 2:01.0 | the liberation of Europe, the often mundane lives of soldiers and |
| 2:05.6 | sailors in camps and on board ships between moments of intense action, and the |
| 2:11.6 | desperate struggle by Marines to gain island footholds in the Pacific Islands, |
| 2:16.0 | which would bring us within bombing range of Japan, the only solution left to bring an end to a long and brutal war in the Pacific. |
| 2:26.4 | In this episode we remember and honor Ernie Pyle and the brave men with whom he served |
| 2:32.2 | who gave us our freedom. |
| 2:34.4 | Listening to his stories will give you a unique insight into what life and death on the front during |
| 2:39.3 | World War II was really like from the mundane life of the sailors and soldiers and |
| 2:45.1 | Marines as they existed from day to day to the terrible moments when they |
| 2:50.5 | faced their worst fears. Histories also bring to light the sacrifices of families who waited at home for news, |
| 2:58.0 | any kind of news, from the front. |
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