Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Quiet American The Quiet American Graham Greene One of Graham Greene's best works. The story is set at the time of the French war against the Viet Cong and tells the story of liberal British journalist Thomas Fowler, his mistress Phuong, and their… OL106081W
The Great War for civilisation The Great War for civilisation Robert Fisk During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Rev… OL13660347W
Double Vision Double Vision Pat Barker Insomnia, exhaustion, recurring nightmares – Stephen Sharkey is suffering the aftereffects of his career as a war reporter, most recently in Afghanistan, where Ben Frobisher, war photographer and fri… OL14865043W
Falling for the rebel heir Falling for the rebel heir Ally Blake Since the accident that injured her band took her fiancé's life, Kendall has been in pain - and not just physically. Swimming in the pool of a nearby derelict mansion helps. But now she's been rumble… OL16043477W
Januarius MacGahan Januarius MacGahan Dale L. Walker xxiii, 367 p. : 24 cm OL16111W
The hot country The hot country Robert Olen Butler Christopher Marlowe ("Kit") Cobb, an early 20th-century American war correspondent reporting on Mexico's civil war, witnesses the attempted assassination of a priest and the arrival of strange ships … OL17722728W
In harm's way In harm's way Bell, Martin This is a personal account of working as a TV journalist in wars past and present and the increasingly complex relationship between television and diplomacy. The book decribes Bell's early life, alth… OL17871671W
Shooting arrows and slinging mud Shooting arrows and slinging mud James E. Mueller "The defeat of George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn was big news in 1876. Newspaper coverage of the battle initiated hot debates about whether the U.S. … OL19704509W
The shattered lens The shattered lens Jonathan Alpeyrie "Discover a gripping and harrowing tale of war and torture from the man who lived it in this powerful memoir by the celebrated war journalist who not only documented over a dozen conflict zones world… OL19716745W
Stanley Johnston's blunder Stanley Johnston's blunder Elliot Carlson "Elliot Carlson tells of Stanley Johnston, a Chicago Tribune reporter who exposed a vitally important secret during World War II. After Johnston is embarked in the USS Lexington during the Battle of … OL19728240W
Seriously not all right Seriously not all right Ron Capps "SERIOUSLY NOT ALL RIGHT : Five Wars in Ten Years is a memoir by Ron Capps, who served both in military intelligence and in the foreign service and as an observer over the span of ten years in wars r… OL19980151W
Don't be afraid of the bullets Don't be afraid of the bullets Laura Kasinof "Laura Kasinof studied Arabic in college and moved to Yemen a few years later--after a friend at a late-night party in Washington, DC, recommended the country as a good place to work as a freelance j… OL19988047W
Dispatches from the front Dispatches from the front Halton, David (News correspondent) A biography of Canadian foreign and war correspondent, Matthew Halton, written by his son, David Halton, drawn from archival research and interviews. OL20901837W
The breaking wave The breaking wave Nevil Shute This is the same book as *Requiem for a Wren*. Alan Duncan is a lawyer, recently called to the bar in England, returning home to his wealthy parents' prosperous sheep station (ranch) in Australia… OL2779789W
In defiance of Hitler In defiance of Hitler Carla Killough McClafferty At a time when most Americans ignored the atrocities going on in Europe in 1940, American journalist Varian Fry put himself in great danger to save strangers in a foreign land. He was instrumental in… OL2917935W
Bearing witness Bearing witness Denise Leith Through the eyes and voices of war correspondents and photojournalists, this is an insight into the world of war, disease, and famine. 'There are two types of people in this world: those who have … OL5794085W
Inside television's first war Inside television's first war Ron Steinman "Inside Television's First War recounts Ron Steinman's tenure as head of the NBC news bureau in Saigon from April 1966 until July 1968. This was a time during the Vietnam conflict that included the m… OL5963353W
The last war The last war Ana Menéndez A breathtaking novel of love, war, and betrayal Flash, a photojournalist, chases conflicts around the globe with her war correspondent husband, Brando. Now Brando is in Iraq, awaiting her arrival. Y… OL6036497W
Zahir Zahir Paulo Coelho Set in Paris and in the enchanting landscape of central Asia, this new novel by the author of the international bestsellers The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes follows the journey of a man obsessed with… OL796600W
Friendly Fire Friendly Fire Giuliana Sgrena Die Geschichte einer italienischen Journalistin, die im Irak als Geisel genommen und bei ihrer Befreiung durch den italienischen Geheimdienst im Friendly Fire amerikanischer GIs schwer verletzt wurde… OL8954364W
Next page