The War Years
Before America’s entry in World War II, young Bill was a prominent war correspondent, winning the Overseas Press Club Award. He covered the Blitz in London and broadcast the editorial "The Last Christmas Tree" from war-torn Finland in 1940.
White's first published book was titled What People Said (1938), which examined the Kansas bond scandal. He wrote 14 books in his career, three of which were made into feature Hollywood films. W.L. was also a radio correspondent for CBS News, sometimes filling in for Edward R. Murrow. For most of his later career, William Lindsay White was Roving Editor for Reader’s Digest and published numerous articles in the magazine.
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Famous quotes containing the words war and/or years:
“If I had my way, this war would never have been commenced. If I had been allowed my way this war would have been ended before this.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“A young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on political science; for he is inexperienced in the actions that occur in life, but its discussions start from these and are about these; and, further, since he tends to follow his passions, his study will be vain and unprofitable, because the end that is aimed at is not knowledge but action. And it makes no difference whether he is young in years or youthful in character.”
—Aristotle (384–323 B.C.)