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Ernie Pyle was an American journalist renowned for his war correspondence. Born on August 3, 1900, and killed on April 18, 1945, Pyle's work focused on the everyday experiences of soldiers during World War II, earning him widespread acclaim and a Pulitzer Prize.

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“The front-line soldier wants it to be got over by the physical process of his destroying enough Germans to end it. He is truly at war. The rest of us, no matter how hard we work, are not.”

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Book:Ernie's war: the best of Ernie Pyle's World War II dispatches

Source: Ernie's war: the best of Ernie Pyle's World War II dispatches

“One of the parodoxes of war is that those in the rear want to get up into the fight, while those in the lines want to get out.”

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Book:Brave Men

Source: Brave Men

“Someday when peace has returned to this odd world I want to come to London again and stand on a certain balcony on a moonlit night and look down upon the peaceful silver curve of the Thames with its dark bridges.”

World Want Looks Night Certain Dark London Peaceful Bridges Odd Someday Silver Curves Balconies Thames

Book:Ernie's war: the best of Ernie Pyle's World War II dispatches

Source: Ernie's war: the best of Ernie Pyle's World War II dispatches

“All the rest of us - you and me and even the thousands of soldiers behind the lines in Africa - we want terribly yet only academically for the war to get over.”

Want War Lines Behinds Soldier Get Over

Book:Here is Your War: Story of G.I. Joe

Source: Here is Your War: Story of G.I. Joe

About the Author

Born: August 3, 1900
Died: April 18, 1945
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 33

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