_Ernie Pyle_ in England

ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY

_New York_

ERNIE PYLE IN ENGLAND

COPYRIGHT, 1941, BY SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FIRST EDITION

AMERICAN BOOK--STRATFORD PRESS, INC., NEW YORK

_For That Girl Who Waited_

1. Peace to War--Seven Hours 11 2. “He Hasn’t Come Yet, Sir.” 16 3. First Impressions 24

_III MOST HATEFUL, MOST BEAUTIFUL_

1. Ringed and Stabbed with Fire 30 2. Night Stroll, Illuminated 33 3. The Landmarks 36 4. Roughing It 42 5. Whooo-issshhh! 45 6. Sounds and Sights 48 7. Blindfolded in Sahara 53

_IV THE HEROES ARE ALL THE PEOPLE_

1. It’s All True 57 2. The Cupboard’s Not Bare 60 3. Street Scene 68 4. This Is the Way of Wapping 74 5. The Pynted Awl 77

_V GUNS AND BOMBERS_

1. Tea, with Sound Effects 82 2. Miscellany 90 3. The Beaver 96 4. Shop Talk with the R.A.F. 102

_VI THE CAVE DWELLERS_

1. All I Could Bear 110 2. Double-X 115 3. Stars and Stripes 122 4. Looking Ahead 127

_VII EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH_

1. Fear, with Laughter 133 2. Yorkshire Farm 138 3. Visit to Scotland 140 4. A Scottish Family 146 5. The Red Clyde 149 6. Defense in Depth 156

_VIII MURDER IN THE MIDLANDS_

1. Train Talk 162 2. Factories--Everywhere 165 3. Blitzkiss in Coventry 167 4. Notes on the Cuff 175

_IX YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING_

1. The War in Wales 179 2. Miner 183 3. No Man’s Land 185 4. Longshore Pub 191 5. Back to London 194

_X BOMBS DO THE DAMNEDEST THINGS_

1. “Shut Up, They’ll Hear You!” 201 2. Germans, Arise and Flee 205 3. A Visit with Low 211 4. Ready for Hitler 217 5. Good-bye to All That 222

_EPILOGUE_ 227