The Iraq War: As Witnessed by the Correspondents and Photographers of United Press International

Author:   Martin Walker
Publisher:   Potomac Books Inc
ISBN:  

9781574887983


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   31 December 2003
Format:   Paperback
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The Iraq War: As Witnessed by the Correspondents and Photographers of United Press International


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In this book, Martin Walker, United Press International's chief diplomatic correspondent, has collected some of the best writing on the events leading up to the Iraq War in 2003, detailed descriptions of combat operations of each day of the war, and first-hand accounts of the conflict's immediate aftermath. He presents the war precisely as it was reported by the internationally-renowned UPI corespondents. Illustrated in colour and black & white with world-class photojournalism, this book will preserve forever the drama of this controversial undertaking.

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Author:   Martin Walker
Publisher:   Potomac Books Inc
Imprint:   Potomac Books Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781574887983


ISBN 10:   157488798
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   31 December 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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UPI's griping account of the Second Iraq War . . . was written under the lash of the deadline. Yet it passes every test of accuracy and prescience. In Martin Walker's skillful compilation, UPI's reports and analyses become simpl history-but history vividly told and shrewdly judged. --From the foreword by Margaret Thatcher


Some of the best writings and photos on political and military events that lead up to the U.S.-led coalition's invasion of Iraq . . . a useful history of the buildup to the war . . . Especially interesting are the dispatches from embedded reporters [whose] accounts of close-quarter combat in the twenty-first century will set a standard for journalists for years to come. . . . The Iraq War should be required reading for any professional development course. . . . Officers and noncommissioned officers at all levels should read and study this book. UPI has compiled a supeb day-to-day account of the Iraq War. The first hand battlefield reports and insightful analyses of events and strategies by UPI's experienced journalists provide the finest book on the war to date. This is highly recommended reading for those who want a true understanding of this conflict. UPI s griping account of the Second Iraq War . . . was written under the lash of the deadline. Yet it passes every test of accuracy and prescience. In Martin Walker s skillful compilation, UPI s reports and analyses become simpl history-but history vividly told and shrewdly judged. UPI's griping account of the Second Iraq War . . . was written under the lash of the deadline. Yet it passes every test of accuracy and prescience. In Martin Walker's skillful compilation, UPI's reports and analyses become simpl history-but history vividly told and shrewdly judged. --From the foreword by Margaret Thatcher


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