The Bravest of the Brave War Correspondents (Part Two) | Special Interview with Ray Boomhower on Richard Tregaskis

<p>Join us for part two of our interview with Ray Boomhower about his book, <em>Richard Tregaskis: Reporting under Fire from Guadalcanal to Vietnam</em>. In this special discussion, Mr. Boomhower explains why Tregaskis felt compelled to go to the front, the reasons he felt the burden to tell the story of the soldier in combat, how he saw reporting change during Korea and Vietnam, and more.</p> <p>Ray E. Boomhower is a senior editor at the Indiana Historical Society Press, where he edits the popular history magazine Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. A former newspaper reporter, Boomhower has written extensively on World War II media history, including biographies of such noted war correspondents as Scripps-Howard columnist Ernie Pyle and Time magazine reporter Robert L. Sherrod. Boomhower has also published biographies of fighter ace Alex Vraciu, war photographer John A. Bushemi, Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom, long-form journalist, and political speechwriter John Bartlow Martin. Richard Tregaskis: Reporting under Fire from Guadalcanal to Vietnam is available wherever books are sold.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/15minutehistory/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/15minutehistory/support</a>