Kenyon, Alvin O., 396
Kessel, John, 388
Kesselring, Albert, 18, 19, 217–18, 220–24, 227, 236, 237, 336, 442
Keyes, Geoff, 218
Kiel submarine base, Germany, 157, 165, 167
Kiley, Charles, 14, 133, 437
Kilpatrick, James J., 448
Kinnick, Nile, 424
Kluge, Günther von, 329, 330, 345
Kluger, Richard, 34, 35
Knickerbocker, H. R., 255
Koch, Ilse, 432
Koenig, Dick, 129
Kolb, Bob, 395–96
Korean War, 449, 452, 453
Koske, Keith J., 174, 175
Kuhns, James, 300
La Haye du Puits, France, 289–91
La Guardia, Fiorello, 5, 443–44
Laidlaw, Bill, 141–42
Lait, George, 266
Lake Nemi, Italy, 334
Lancashire bombers, 173
Lancaster bombers, 315
Landry, Bob, 266
Lang, Bill, 91
Lardner, David, 424–25
Lardner, James, 424
Lardner, John, 425
Lardner, Ring, 30, 424
Laval, France, 344–45
Lavontiev, Julius, 438
Layzell, Alastair, 457
Lazio, Frank, 110
LCI(L)-88, 9–14, 20–21, 374
Le Forêt Gouffern, France, 331
Le Mans, France, 330, 355
Leaves from a War Correspondent’s Notebook (Boyle), 17, 50, 111, 241, 261, 409
Leaves of Grass (Whitman), 111
Leclerc, Jacques-Philippe, 357, 360, 361, 363–66, 370–71
Lee, Clark, 275, 293
Leigh-Mallory, Sir Trafford, 173, 313–15, 382
Leipzig, Germany, 242
LeMay, Curtis, 173
LeSueur, Larry, 362, 369
Leyshon, Hal, 7–8, 22, 133–35, 138, 142, 145, 146, 149
Libya, 101, 103
Licata, Sicily, 12, 190, 195, 198
Liebling, A. J. (Joseph), 1, 142, 167, 192, 247, 399, 401, 447, 455
alcohol use and, 275, 276, 290, 294
birth of, 32
Boyle and, 76, 110–11, 117, 120
on Bradley, 309, 312, 460
Bradley briefings and, 311–14, 345–46
brush with death, 100–1
childhood of, 32–33
combat missions flown by, 124, 125, 169–72, 260
D-Day and, 9–14, 20–21, 24, 259, 277, 444
death of, 461
eyesight of, 32, 276
in France, 21, 29–30, 44–47, 50, 275–79, 284, 288–97, 301, 303, 304, 307, 311–15, 317–18, 323–28, 332–35, 344–49, 357, 359, 365–67, 371, 374, 376–77, 424
as Francophile, 30, 33, 45–46, 294, 327
on French Resistance, 277–79, 424
health of, 32, 91, 259
on Kesselring, 217
Lardner’s death and, 424, 425
in London, 245, 258–59
marriages of, 43–44, 167, 461
on memories, 28
Mollie and Other War Pieces by, vii, 460, 461
on Montdidier B-26 raid, 169–72
at New Yorker (see New Yorker, The)
newspaper career of, 31–32
in North African campaign, 46, 76, 98–101, 109, 113, 114
in Paris, 21, 29–30, 44–47, 50, 424
Patton and, 112
personality of, 30–31, 276
physical appearance of, 9, 10, 29, 32, 169, 259, 277
postwar reunions and, 450
postwar visits to Europe by, 311, 314, 460
on Pyle, 95
“Quest for Mollie,” 114–17, 167, 425
The Republic of Silence by, 260, 424
return to New York, 47–48
The Road Back to Paris by, 52, 98, 150, 167, 309
Rooney and, 14, 250, 276, 447
Typographical Error raid and, 168
uniform of, 56, 277
Wayward Press columns by, 425, 461
writing technique of, 51–52
Liebling, Ann Beatrice McGinn, 43–44, 167, 461
Liebling, Anna Slone, 32, 45–46
Liebling, Joseph, 32, 33
Liebling: World War II Writings, 460
Life, 26, 91, 266
Limburg concentration camp, 432
Liri Valley, Italy, 215, 236
Lisagor, Peter, 67
Little Blitz, 241–43, 396
Livorno, Italy, 335, 336
Llewellyn, Ensley M., 306
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 186
Lombard, Carole, 160
London Calling (radio show), 147
London Daily Herald, 244
London Daily Mail, 209
London Daily Sketch, 244
London Daily Telegraph, 421
London News, 421
London News Chronicle, 244
Longest Day, The, 271
Longjumeau, France, 360
Longstreet, James, 217
Lorient, France, 401
Los Angeles Times, 26, 62, 177, 260, 264, 266, 358
Los Baños, Philippines, 442
Lovelady, William B., 395
Lucas, John, 236, 237
Luce, Henry, 373, 374
Luciano, Lucky, 375–76
Ludendorff Bridge, Germany, 428–31
Luftwaffe, 5, 21, 61, 62, 125, 129, 143, 149, 155, 156, 161, 242, 243, 295–96, 319, 325, 371, 386, 426, 430
Lund, Harry W., 215–16
Lusitania (liner), 53
Luxembourg, 413–15, 421, 444
Lyle, Lewis “Hoss,” 21–22, 144
Lyon, Ben, 147
Lyon, France, 343–44
Maas River, 382, 384
Maastricht, Holland, 397
MacGowan, Gault, 91
MacVane, John, 326
Maginot Line, 44, 340
Maher, Joe, 135
Maisie (B-24 Liberator), 142, 145
Malmédy, Belgium, 409–12
Manning, Paul, 133, 142, 269, 362
Maquis, 273, 277–78, 323–24, 340–42, 356, 363, 424
Marchant, Hilde, 147, 148
Marchiennes, France, 392
Mareth Line, 104
Marinelli, Giuseppe, 226
Mark IV tanks, 184, 202
Marseille, France, 340, 342
Marshall, George C., 48, 62, 75, 102, 173, 191, 219, 312, 334, 339, 421
Marshall, Howard, 362
Mathis, Jack, 150–54, 459
Mathis, Mark, 150, 153–54
Mauldin, Bill, 67, 219
Mauret, Émile, 340
Maxey, Edwin, 318, 319
Mayer, Louis B., 160, 162
Maynes, Seaghan John, 362
McAuliffe, Anthony Clement, 378, 379, 421
McCall’s magazine, 48
McCarthy, J. J., 389
McClure, Robert, 109
McCormick, Robert R., 48
McCown, Hal D., 419–20
McCrary, John “Tex,” 135
McGlincy, Jim, 5, 7, 16, 131, 148, 242–43, 256–57, 281, 362–63, 412–13
McHugh, Frank, 141
McKay, Donald, 319–22, 328
McKelway, St. Clair, 29–30
McManus, John, 333
McNair, Lesley J., 265, 316–17
Memphis Belle, The (movie), 139, 162
Meredith, Burgess, 260, 264–66
Messerschmitts, 98, 101, 105, 121, 122, 145, 151, 166, 237, 325
Messina, Sicily, 178, 186, 190, 206, 210–11
Metz, France, 402, 406, 408
Meuse River, 378, 379, 381, 385, 390, 417, 425
MI6, 193
Middleton, Troy, 195, 328
Miliciens (Milice), 343, 361, 363
Minarik, Else Holmelund, 454, 455
Mitchell, Joe, 1, 169, 259
Mitchell bombers, 223
Mitchum, Robert, 264, 265
Molesworth air base, England, 1, 2, 6, 8, 22, 133, 145, 147, 156, 248, 45
9
Mollie, Private, 114–17, 167
Mollie and Other War Pieces (Liebling), vii, 460, 461
Montdidier airfield, France, 169–73, 260
Monte Cassino, Italy, 215, 236, 237, 238, 239, 264, 265, 335, 359
Monte Cipolla, Sicily, 177–78, 181–84, 187, 189, 190, 236, 260, 337, 359, 442
Monte Rotondo, Italy, 234
Montebourg, France, 285
Montgomery, Bernard, 82, 101, 103, 178, 191, 192, 202, 210, 220, 221, 272, 288, 296, 303, 312, 328, 330, 345, 357, 381, 382, 391, 401, 429, 458
Montlhéry, France, 348, 365
Moora, Robert, 68, 250
Moore, Ned, 389
Morgan, Frederick, 257
Morocco, 73–75, 80, 82–88, 101, 112
Moroso, John, 80
Morrison, Allan, 347–48, 365, 366
Mortain, France, 329, 330, 332, 417
Morton, Joseph, 198
Mosto, Sicily, 204
Mount Etna, Sicily, 192
Mountbatten, Lord Louis, 62
Mountebourg, France, 271–72
Mrs. Miniver (movie), 138
Mueller, Red, 91
Mullis, Dan L., 107–8
Murphy, John (Jack), 10, 23–24, 263–64
Murrow, Edward R., 26, 41, 43, 77, 245–46, 362, 378–79, 456
Murrow Boys, 247–48, 362
Musel, Bob, 131
Mussolini, Benito, 200, 206, 220, 221, 334
Mutual Broadcasting System, 133, 362
My War (Rooney), 155, 350, 431, 447, 448
Namur, Belgium, 413
Napalm, 315
Naples, Italy, 224–27, 335
Nardine, Howard L., 145
NBC, 146, 326, 362, 439
Neal, Thomas D., 305
Nelson, Lindsey, 287
Neuss, Germany, 428
New Journalism, 169, 460
New York Herald Tribune, 17–18, 26, 34–35, 50, 51, 68, 119, 133, 149, 165, 177, 187, 192, 209, 221, 238, 344, 375, 383, 405, 421, 424, 441, 453
New York Mirror, 135
New York Sun, 91
New York Times, 18, 26, 27, 31, 108, 133, 136–38, 142, 149, 225, 367, 404, 426, 433, 453, 454
New York World (World-Telegram), 31–32, 153
New Yorker, The, 10, 11, 29, 30, 45–48, 52, 67, 91, 124, 142, 169, 258, 259, 276, 324, 377, 424, 425, 460
Newsweek, 91, 109, 425, 452
Nijmegen, Holland, 384, 390
Norden bombsight, 126
Norgaard, Noland “Boots,” 26, 99, 107, 119
Norman, Van, 142
Normandy, 8–16, 270–80, 285–308, 311–35, 448
Normandy Revisited (Liebling), 295
North African campaign, 10, 15, 17, 52, 72–120, 296, 410, 439
North Sea, 122, 144, 153, 166, 391
Norway, 141
Nuremberg Laws on Race and Citizenship, 446
Nuremberg trials, 444–46
O’Brien, Pat, 136
O’Donnell, John Parsons, 30–31
Office of War Information (OWI), 64–65, 235
Okinawa, 442
Oldfield, Barney, 255, 267, 368
Olsen, Kenneth, 4
Omaha Beach, 9, 11–16, 20–21, 23–24, 277, 279, 280, 444, 457
O’Neill, Patrick, 356–57
Ooold Soljer (B-17 Flying Fortress), 144–45
Operation Aintree, 389–90
Operation Argument, 242
Operation Avalanche, 219
Operation Baytown, 221
Operation Cobra, 303, 311–19, 326
Operation Dragoon, 334, 337–41
Operation Goodwood, 303, 312, 391
Operation Husky, 191
Operation Lüttich, 329
Operation Market Garden, 381–91, 393, 397–98, 421
Operation Neptune, 220
Operation Overlord, 272, 303
Operation Plunder, 429
Operation Shingle, 236
Operation Torch, 72–120, 191
Operation Transfigure, 352–53, 370, 380
Oran, Algeria, 91
Orcades (cargo carrier), 54–55, 66
O’Reilly, John “Tex,” 26, 192–93, 221, 324
Orglandes-St. Sauveur region, France, 272
Orléans, France, 348, 356
Orloff, Gay, 375–76
Orne River, 8
Ousseltia, Tunisia, 105, 106, 108
Overloon, Holland, 390–91
Overseas Press Club of America, 50
Owens, William H., 123
P-38 Lightnings, 223, 252
P-40 fighters, 98, 105
P-47 Thunderbolts, 156, 252, 272, 315, 316, 319
P-51 Mustangs, 156, 252, 282, 285, 331, 332, 380, 383
Pachino, Sicily, 190
Pacific Theater, 344, 438–40, 442
Paddock, Charlie, 423
Paderborn, Germany, 436
Paestum beachhead, Italy, 214
Palermo, Sicily, 179, 184, 186, 202, 203
Paley, William, 456, 458
Panter-Downes, Mollie, 259
Paramount News, 90
Paris, France, 21, 29–30, 44–47, 50, 345–49, 352, 353, 357, 359–77, 398–99
Parkhurst, Charles, 33
Parris, John, 131
Pas de Calais coast, 4, 243, 251, 282
Patch, Alexander “Sandy,” 339
Patton, George S., 17, 51, 75, 78, 81, 84, 87, 104, 112–13, 178–80, 186–87, 191, 192, 194–98, 201, 202, 209–10, 220, 223, 288, 310–12, 330, 333, 339, 345, 346, 391, 401, 414–16, 444
Patton (movie), 179
Pearl Harbor, 43, 52, 53, 441
Pearson, Drew, 210
Peck, Gregory, 175
Peel, J. D., 400
Peiper, Joachim, 410, 412, 414, 417, 418
Peleliu, 287
Pell, Eleanor, 342
Peloritan Mountains, Sicily, 208
Perham Down army base, England, 66
Périers–St.-Lô road, France, 313, 315, 330
Perrin, Porter, 36
Pétain, Marshal Philippe, 76
Peterman, Cy, 439
Pfaff, Roy, 85
Phantom of the Opera (movie), 241
Philadelphia Story, The (movie), 162
Philippines, 442
Phillips, Joseph, 109
Phillips, Malcolm, Jr., 122–24
Phony War, 44
Piccadilly Commandoes, 249
Pinkley, Virgil, 56, 244, 254, 293, 351, 353
Pinsince, Adrian, 360–61
Pisa, Italy, 336
Plotnick, Joe “Shorty,” 299–301
PM, 100
Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, 279
Polebrook air base, England, 160, 161
Polish First Independent Parachute Brigade, 352, 381
Pollizzi, Guiseppe, 205
Pont Blondin, Morocco, 73–75
Ponte, Gene, 175
Ponte Olivio airfield, Sicily, 195, 197
Port Lyautey, Morocco, 83–88
Porte d’Orléans, France, 361
Post, Margot, 138, 149
Post, Robert Perkins, 133, 136–38, 141–43, 145, 147, 149, 455
Potter, Roy, 439
Pound, Ezra, 460–61
Precision bombing, 126, 127
Prostitution, 249, 278, 279
Prouvost, Jean, 46–47
Pulitzer Prize, 27, 218, 439, 442, 449, 453, 454
Puy-Maladroit, France, 322
Pyle, Ernie, 23, 25, 26, 50, 76, 77, 91, 94–96, 111, 119, 217, 218, 230, 256, 260, 264–67, 275, 291–93, 296, 298, 312–14, 316, 318, 358, 369, 374, 442–43
Quinn, Nathan M., 300
Rabache, André, 307
Radio Maroc, 81, 85
Radio Nationale de France, 363, 369
Rainbow Corner, Piccadilly, 249–50
Rains, Claude, 241
Rambouillet, France, 357–58, 361, 363, 369
Rand, Sally, 42
Rapido River, 212–18, 235, 236
Reaga
n, Ronald, 159
Red Army Fifth Guards, 435
Red Ball Express, 354–55
Redding, Jack, 145, 255, 267, 362, 369–70
Reggio di Calabria, Italy, 219
Reid, Helen Rogers, 35
Reinhard Line, 218
Remagen, Germany, 428–31
Renault tanks, 87
Rennes, France, 319, 320, 323, 368, 369
Report to the Nation (CBS World News), 261–62
Reporter’s Life, A (Cronkite), 422
Republic of Silence, The (La République du Silence) (Liebling), 260, 424
Reuben, Robert, 266
Reuters, 266, 362
Reynolds, Quentin, 261–62, 439
Rhine River, 381, 396, 408, 427–30, 434
Rhino tanks, 299
Rhone River, 343
Rhone Valley, 339
Rice, James, 417–18
Richards, Bob, 269, 423
Ridgway, Matthew, 429
Riefenstahl, Leni, 446
Rigg, Henry Kilburn “Bunny,” 11–14, 15, 20, 21, 277, 374, 444
Rigg, Marjorie, 444
Right Stuff, The (Wolfe), 457
Roach, Jack, 267, 333, 346–48, 366, 367
Road Back to Paris, The (Liebling), 52, 98, 150, 167, 309
Roberts, Clete, 266
Roberts, Ned, 269
Robertson, Walter M., 302
Roetgen, Germany, 394–95
Roll Me Over (B-26 Marauder), 168–72
Rome, Italy, 18–19, 235–37, 334, 345
Romilly-sur-Seine, France, 128
Rommel, Erwin, 9, 82, 101, 103, 104, 108, 109, 141, 271, 298, 303, 329
Romorantin, France, 392
Rooney, Andrew Aitken, 6, 27, 35, 133, 135–36, 154, 158, 206, 244, 385
Air Gunner by, 250
Atlantic crossing of, 54–55
ball-turret gunner’s death and, 159
Bigart and, 117–18, 250, 455
Boyle and, 250
Bradley briefing and, 312–14
Bronze Star awarded to, 307
at CBS News, 448
childhood of, 36
at college, 36–37
combat missions flown by, 16, 25, 121–24, 128, 143, 145–47, 251–52, 270
combat training and, 138
concentration camps and, 36, 432–33, 446
Cronkite and, 28, 129–30, 248, 250, 456, 459–60
D-Day and, 14–16, 24–25
drafted into army, 37, 49
on Eighth Army Air Force, 126
The Fortunes of War by, 270, 441, 447, 448
in France, 270–75, 284–85, 291, 293, 294, 297, 298, 302–4, 306–7, 312–18, 322–23, 328, 331, 332–35, 344–46, 357, 359, 363–65, 367–71, 375, 401–2
German bomb attack attempt on U.S. story and, 403–6, 423
in Germany, 394–96, 428–32, 436–37
Hemingway and, 357, 358, 364
in Holland, 394, 397
joins Stars and Stripes, 67–69
Liebling and, 14, 250, 276, 447
in London, 128–29
My War by, 155, 350, 431, 447, 448
in North African campaign, 76
at Nuremberg trials, 444–46
Patton and, 51, 112
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