Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches

Known as "America's storyteller," famed WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle remains one of American history's most beloved journalists. ERNIE PYLE: LIFE IN THE TRENCHES tells the story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who reached millions each week with stories celebrating "ordinary" Americans doing extraordinary things. The colloquial charm and folksy style of Pyle's writings spoke to his readers as he captured snapshots of American life during the 1930s.

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