Practical Immunopathology of the Skin (Current Clinical Pathology)

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Bruce R. Smoller, md, concisely reviews for practitioners and students alike the science of immunopathology, its many basic laboratory tools, and their multiple diagnostic uses in actual clinical case studies. The author presents in an easily digestible form a dictionary of antibody probes, summarizing for each antibody the targeted antigen and its cellular function, its diagnostic utility, and, when available, its sensitivities and specificities for identifying various neoplasms. Real clinical cases from the author's practice demonstrate the benefits of immunopathology.

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This reference/text presents an up-to-date overview of optimization and control theory, including existence theory, modelling, approximation, and numerical methods and a self-contained treatment of the theory and practice of nonstandard analysis and its applications, illustrated with problems and research material based on optimization theory. Contains a complete set of detailed exercises and a thorough bibliography arranged by topic;offering researchers and students an ideal way to reinforce and extend the material in the text! Providing a comprehensive discussion of the often-neglected topic of nonstandard theory of distributions with applications to control-theoretical problems, Optimization and Nonstandard Analysis also fully explores variational problems systems described by ordinary and partial differential equations thermal composite systems systems with impulsive controls optimization problems in measure spaces and much more!

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Another treasure from the wonderul Library of America.......2005-04-10

I am so glad the Library of America put together these volumes of reporting from the Second World War. Sadly, all those who were living during those years are leaving us all to rapidly. Certainly, the living knowledge of the events and times is fading fast. While we value the books great authors give us, we should treasure even more the writing given us at the time. In volume one we have reporting from great journalists starting in 1938 Shirer's article on the Munich conference that gave Germany the Sudetenland.

We get to follow the rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany with Kristallnacht, the fall of Poland and Paris. The London Blitz is covered by Edward R. Murrow and more and more. The United States doe not even enter the war until page 241 with the Herald Tribune's reporting of Roosevelt's "War Message".

The reporting also takes us into the Pacific and gets us down with those doing the actual work of the war including Annalee Jacoby's account of nurses under fire in Bataan. We get early reporting on the Japanese Internment camps and the Holocaust with the NY Times reporting in 1942 that one million Jews reported slain.

There is a section of fine photos of the reporters included and others in the text including some aerial shots from a bomber's point of view. This first volume ends with the Mountain Campaign in Italy in 1944. The volume also supplies a short, but full chronology of the war, some excellent maps, biographies of the journalists, acknowledgements, notes on the texts, and a glossary of military terms.

A superb job.

Remarkable First Hand Reporting.......2005-02-28

You can read history books and watch all of the redigitalized DVD's (movies) of World War II stories but the "best of the best" is right here in this wonderful compilation of first hand accounts from reporters who were on the scene and reported back to their readership when the events were actually occurring. It is fascinating to read what was reported at that time in history. This compliation is well worth reading. It also contains a great general biographical summary of all of the reporters who's work appears in the book. These were interesting people in their own right. I will use their biographies as a valuable resource for other additional readings.

Eyewitnesses to War.......2000-04-05

Back before all news came filtered through a television lens, hard working men and women travelled to remote locations and put themselves in harm's way to write eyewitness accounts of history for newspaper and magazine readers. This fascinating book is full of such accounts, from William Shirer's account of the 1938 Munich Conference (including his brush with a swaggering Hitler) to fascinating reports of the fall of Paris by A. J. Liebling and Virginia Cowles, to Edward R. Murrow's descriptions of war-torn but defiant London to Ernie Pyle's moving tales of soldiers in the trenches of Africa and Sicily. This book offers a unique glimpse into World War II by the people who were there, who lived through the extraordinary as well as the ordinary moments of that war. Included in this volume are incredible snapshots of the American homefront, including a report from a Japanese internment camps, as well as a "report on mass murder" in German concerntration camps by Ed Murrow in 1942, long before most Americans had any idea of the true horror of the holocaust. This volume explores all aspects of the war, and, as such, is an incredible historical document as well as a fascinating read. Highly recommended!

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The best journalists reporting to Americans on WWII

Reporting World War 2

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ASIN: 1931082057
Release Date: 2001-05-03

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In a time when public perceptions were shaped by the written and spoken word, war correspondents were often as influential as politicians and as celebrated as movie stars. Here, for the first time in paperback, the work of more than 50 remarkable reporters has been drawn from original newspaper and magazine reports, radio transcripts, and wartime books to capture the intensity of World War II's unfolding drama. This volume includes the work of Ernie Pyle, A. J. Liebling, E. B. White, William L. Shirer, John Steinbeck, Margaret Bourke-White, Edward R. Murrow, Martha Gellhorn, James Agee, John Hersey-whose Hiroshima appears in full-and many more. Also included are:

A detailed chronology (1933-1945)
Maps
Profiles of the journalists
Helpful notes
A glossary of military terms, and Notes on the texts

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I wish I could give it six stars..........1999-11-27

This two-volume set is as gripping as the very best fictional thrillers. The writing quality is amazingly good -- perhaps reporters were just better educated in those days, or maybe the drama of the war brought out the very best in them. There is an immediacy to these selections that is lacking from most after-the-fact retrospectives.

The editing is first-rate. Oddly, no one is listed as an editor, so I suppose the credit must go to the four-person Advisory Board. As is typical of Library of America volumes, there are excellent supporting materials at the back of each book -- biographical notes, maps, notes, glossary, and so on -- and the bindings are very high quality.

All in all, these books are wonderful. If you have even a passing interest in history, I strongly recommend them. If you love reading history, they are indispensable.

The best journalists reporting to Americans on WWII.......1998-04-21

An amazing collection of the finest pieces written on WWII for the American audience. William Shirer, Ernie Pyle, Ernest Hemingway, Bill Maudlin, etc., covering the earliest moves by the Germans into Czechoslovakia and Poland, the Pacific, African and European theaters, the Eastern Front, the Battle of the Bulge, the campaigns in Italy, the home front, the Battle of Britain, and so on. Remarkable for the quality of the writing and the sense of place and time in every piece. Yes, Americans were told the truth in 1938 about Hitler and the Nazis, and about the Holocaust shortly thereafter. Why did we not do something sooner?

The Press of Battle: The GI Reporter and the American People

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The Press of Battle: The GI Reporter and the American People
Jack Edward Pulwers
Manufacturer: Pentland Press (NC)
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In today's society, Americans often take for granted the accessibility of news; it is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, in print and on television, the radio and the internet. However, it was not so very long ago that the availability of information was in short supply, especially in times of war. Throughout history, it was repeatedly demonstrated how field news, as well as news from home, was necessary both to those fighting the battle, and to the loved ones waiting for them to return. It was only in the 20th century that the answer to this demand was fully developed, as America's concern over its role on the world stage and the condition of its soldiers fighting overseas led toward the emergence of expanded military press coverage.

Jack Pulwers tells the story of those who provided the eyes and ears for the troops, their families and the rest of the country during World War II. Inspired by his experiences, "The Press of Battle: The GI Reporter and the American People" is Pulwers's remarkable in-depth exploration of the press and the media during this pivotal time in American history. A culmination of thirty years of research, "The Press of Battle" includes over 300 photos and 375 interviews with those who lived, wrote and photographed the news. The result is a singular and groundbreaking work that enlightens readers on both the civilian presses that were designed to bring news to soldiers and their families worldwide, and the presses that were operated by and for the soldiers.

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The extraordinary story of the world's first global periodical—reaching troops on six continents—and history's most successful U.S. Army publication. Yank Magazine provided an irreverent and honest account of the sharing, suffering and frustrations of 14 million civilians in uniform during World War II.

*A major factor in sustaining morale inside the ranks of America's greatest war.
*Reporters, photographers, editors, artists, and cartoonists, many recruited from the likes of The New York Times, the New York Herald Tribune, and the San Francisco Chronicle, described the fears, hopes, humor, and shared experiences of GIs around the world
*Includes cartoons and graphics from the original publications

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Great book!.......2006-04-20

Confessions upfront: My husband has become a WWII collector--and anything about that time interests him (and I hear about it). Why? His father was in the 8th Army Corps of Engineers and left a wife and two small boys alone at home. WWII shaped the way both of his parents looked at the world until their final breath.

YANK, the Army Weekly was a magazine written and managed completely by men in the army--many who where cartoonists, artists, photographers and reporters before.

The Mail Call section was letters from soldiers who could beef about something--no matter on which of the six continents he was stationed.

With a circulation of 2,250,000, each issue cost the soldier five cents because it was thought if the soldier paid, he'd respect it more. It had 21 editions in 17 countries. Much of the magazine was produced at headquarters in New York City and then shipped for printing around the world where local staff added a few stories for that area.

YANK was read because it was believable--telling about the indignation and frustration. The staff members were also lowly soldiers who understood all to well the boredom and moments of terror of the EM (enlisted men). Their rank excluded them from the same privileges of the fighting soldier. They understood--and that was shown in the articles, photos of soldiers, cartoons and letters. They also understood the loneliness, thus the great photos of pin-ups (beautiful women).

YANK was the authentic voice: friend, confidant and entertainer. Wonderful stories, sad stories and much more, including great photographs, make up this book. You will enjoy it if you like history from the common man's viewpoint or just personal stories.

Armchair Interviews says: On the scene and on the money, YANK's hard-working and risk-taking staff spoke to soldiers who now speak to us through this book. Great gift for fathers or grandfathers or your local library or senior center.

I grew up learning of YANK.......2006-03-28

There is not much more I can add because so much has already been covered in the current reviews. I would, however, like to say THANK YOU to Barrett McGurn for his work on this book and....for inlcuding my father, Mason Pawlak in this book. Please see page 50 and others to include pg. 45, "Pawlak's cover photo of Angaur", where my dad received his purple heart after an explosion. I grew up viewing photos,listening to many stories and of course watching the old time show, 'Combat' in our home. I am very proud of my dad and all other service men who gave me my freedom. I am also proud of the most difficult task of fighting a war and carrying many cameras and being in the front lines to bring the stories of this battle back to life for all of us. Pictures tell stories and give us each fragments of the past....I am eternally grateful to all who served, shared, died and lived to tell in beautiful masterpieces such as this! I love you dad, your daughter.

Greatest Generation, Greatest Reporters..........2005-09-13

The Greatest Generation also produced some great artists and writers - from Bill Mauldin and Andy Rooney to Ralph Martin and Barrett McGurn - men who covered the war "up front" and - being on the side of the average "GI" - more than once caught the wrath of high-ranking military "brass"(e.g. George Patton).
For millions of enlisted men and women of "The Greatest", YANK was a common consciousness - and through the letters column, their common voice. How the magazine began, ran, survived, and earned its ultimate tribute - the trust and affection of soldiers, sailors, airmen in every theater of war - is a story McGurn tells through his personal experience from the battle line to MacArthur's anteroom.
His account of the men who risked - and sometimes lost - life to get YANK's stories and photos adds a special dimension to the history of WW II. They were there. McGurn's book takes you with them all the way.
YANK survived because General George Marshall had the wisdom to appreciate its major contribution to the morale of its millions of readers - men and women we now know as The Greatest Generation. How YANK did this is a great read.

Back When We Were All Called 'Yanks.'.......2005-07-11

This unique history of a unique war 'necessity' includes photos and remembrances of a war correspondent, Barrett McGurn, who covered the Western Pacific for fourteen months in 1943-44, and his associates as they put together YANK for the soldiers out on the field.

This was written for the combatants in all the different services in the War. It was free to the troops in combat and considered an official War Department publication. The five-cent price for all others was a token rate because 'the theory was that no one would read what he received for free.' Many things were censored, but it is the record of the enlisted men as they recorded the true happenings in their own way in a week-by-week diary. Some wrote poems to express their despair and loneliness away from their families 'back home.'

It went on sale for the first time June 17, 1942 and was dreamed up by Colonel White. Designed by President FDR and Secretary of War Stimson as a way to let the military at the lowest levels 'blow off steam' and also read what others were thinking, the circulation exceeded 2.5 million in forty-one countries and the readership topped four million.

George Baker created the "Sad Sack" cartoon which made him popular after the war ended. Mr. McGurn, at the age of 25, in 1939 had gone abroad as a foreign correspondent for the 'Tribune.' He had started out as a cub reporter in the late '30s on the 'New York Herald Tribune.' He wrote "The United Nations was about to be founded in San Francisco. It would put an end to wars!" Don't we wish?!

After Joe McCarthy (no relation to the senator from Wisconsin) took over as editor of YANK, the paper included a weekly pinup of women "to boost morale." Betty Grable was by far the most popular. Others included Dinah Shore, Jane Russell, Ava Gardner, Jean Harlow, Gypsy Rose Lee, Barbara Stanwyck, and Ingrid Bergman (shown in the book on the cover as a farm girl).

There were 150 editions total during the War. The last cover showed a copy of an Army 'Honorable Discharge' certificate "as a testimonial of honest and faithful service to this country" signed by Dwight W. Eisenhower. This was a one of a kind publication, never to be repeated. The photos are varied and interesting, but the written report of action in New Guinea and the Phillippines was history in the making.

Mr. McGurn has written AMERICA'S COURT: SUPREME COURT, PILGRIM'S GUIDE TO ROME, and DECADE IN EUROPE. He spent twenty years in Europe, North Africa, and Asia as a correspondent and then a Foreign Service officer.

The soldiers' magazine.......2005-06-13

This book covers something about World War II that is completely new to me: a news magazine put out by soldiers for soldiers. It is a history of "YANK", a publication done completely by enlisted men, for the typical enlisted soldier. Although there were officers in charge, the content was exclusively done by the EMs. The worldwide corespondents, artists and cameramen often put therselves in serious danger to "get the story" and present it to their readers. There wasn't any sugarcoating of the news, and officers took a real beating in the pages of this paper. I can imagine my own father, resting somewhere beside his tank in Europe, reading this publication, and thoroughly enjoying it! This is a very good subject about which most of us in this generation know nothing, so I highly recommend reading this book!

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Reporting World War II
American Journalism
Manufacturer: The Library of America
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IN1UUS

Reporting World War II Vol. 2: American Journalism (Library of America)

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A tremendous collection of important journalism on WWII

Reporting World War II Vol. 2: American Journalism (Library of America)

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A tremendous collection of important journalism on WWII.......2005-04-10

As I noted in my comments on Volume 1 of this set, the living memory of the events and times of the Second World War are, sadly, leaving us rapidly. It is wonderful to have this collection of reporting from those years. Too often, people remember their history from Hollywood movies, where everything is glorious, simple, and victory is assured in the end. In real life, there is chaos, a determination to endure, but victory is not known until it is finally attained.

This volume picks up in Italy during 1944 and ends with victory in the Pacific and the aftermath of Hiroshima. There are articles on the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, the death of F.D.R, the death of Ernie Pyle in the Pacific from a sniper's bullet, the German surrender, and dozens more.

One of the most touching is an extended piece on the Japanese Internment camps with pen and ink drawings by one of the Japanese. Bill Mauldin also has a piece in here with his famous WWII cartoons of the GIs at the front. William Laurence gives a famous account of the bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

There is a section of fine photos of the reporters included and others in the text including some aerial shots from a bomber's point of view. This first volume ends with the Mountain Campaign in Italy in 1944. The volume also supplies a short, but full chronology of the war, some excellent maps, biographies of the journalists, acknowledgements, notes on the texts, and a glossary of military terms.

This, together with the first volume, is a collection of important history you will want to have on your shelf.

Tremendous.

Reporting World War II, 2 vols. (book reviews): An article from: American Journalism Review

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Reporting World War II, 2 vols. (book reviews): An article from: American Journalism Review
Carl Sessions Stepp
Manufacturer: University of Maryland
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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on November 1, 1995. The length of the article is 912 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Reporting World War II, 2 vols. (book reviews)
Author: Carl Sessions Stepp
Publication: American Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1995
Publisher: University of Maryland
Volume: v17 Issue: n9 Page: p48(1)

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The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting, Vol. 5: World War I & World War II, the European Theater

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The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting, Vol. 5: World War I & World War II, the European Theater
Ross F. Collins , and Patrick S. Washburn
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
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This set offers a broad and deep overview of how the American press has reckoned with battle. Copeland, with other named contributors, chronologically presents reports from over 2000 newspapers and magazines, as well as radio and television, on major conflicts from the French and Indian War to the current War on Terror. Each volume has a consistent and accessible format: after a detailed table of contents, the war in question is first covered by a multiple-page time line, followed by an overall introduction. Numbered topical segments presenting actual examples of war reporting come next. An efficient and extensive source of primary research material displaying the opinions, style of presentation, and attitudes of contemporary journalists, this work is suitable for both academic and large public libraries.

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