Frontlines: snapshots of history - Couverture rigide

Moore, Nick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1903684013 ISBN 13 : 9781903684016

Editeur : Reuters, 2001

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"This is eye witness history but something more -- a personal group portrait bybrave and committed journalists."
Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations 

"If you are a news junkie, journalist, or just someone who likes to know the behind-the-scenes detail, this book will be a favorite in your library for many years to come. "

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"C19? That’s the execution cell. You’re lucky, mate, to come out of there alive."  Sandy Gall, on being held in a Ugandan death cell  "The US Air Force at Wiesbaden was claiming that one of its aircraft had been shot down over East Germany. Bonn's debonair request was: could I please find it?" Frederick Forsyth, on outwitting the East German stasi secret police  "I left Beirut a week after the shooting, the bullet still in my back...censorship by bullet and death threat was working."  Bernd Debusman, on the attempt to assassinate him in Lebanon  "Two hooks with all Frazier’s weight behind them caught Ali’s jaw and seemed to work their way down to his legs... Imelda Marcos looked down at her feet and her husband winced." Rick Norsworthy, on the Thrilla in Manilla  "...soldier-assassins jumped from an army truck and ran towards the dais where Sadat sat. They lifted their rifles above the parapet, pumping round after round into his torso. Too vain or too brave, he wore no bullet-proof vest." David Rogers, on the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt  When important events happen, Reuters is almost always there. In this fascinating book, the men and women who broke some of the biggest stories in modern history tell us how they got them, and what happened behind the scenes.  This is eye witness history but something more -- a personal group portrait by brave and committed journalists.  Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.  Much more than snapshots - these are the first drafts of history. This is journalism at its finest, the hallmark of the Reuters legend.  Peter Sissons, Broadcaster.
 "The Soviet plane...opened its doors and Khrushchev appeared, a small, squat waddling creature in a baggy, creased light grey suit."  John Earle, on Khrushchev’s visit to Yugoslavia   ...."I do not remember the sound of the anti-tank mine... I only recall an almighty kick and a black cloud that blotted out everything. Like dying, presumably." Hugh Pain, on surviving a Bosnian landmine.
 

Quatrième de couverture :

"This is eye witness history but something more -- a personal group portrait by

brave and committed journalists."

Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

"Much more than snapshots - these are the first drafts of history. This is journalism at its finest, the hallmark of the Reuters legend."

Peter Sissons, Broadcaster.

 

 

"C19? That’s the execution cell. You’re lucky, mate, to come out of there alive."

Sandy Gall, on being held in a Ugandan death cell

 

"The US Air Force at Wiesbaden was claiming that one of its aircraft had been shot down over East Germany. Bonn's debonair request was: could I please find it?"

Frederick Forsyth, on outwitting the East German stasi secret police

 

"I left Beirut a week after the shooting, the bullet still in my back…censorship by bullet and death threat was working."

Bernd Debusman, on the attempt to assassinate him in Lebanon

 

"Two hooks with all Frazier’s weight behind them caught Ali’s jaw and seemed to work their way down to his legs… Imelda Marcos looked down at her feet and her husband winced."

Rick Norsworthy, on the Thrilla in Manilla

 

"…soldier-assassins jumped from an army truck and ran towards the dais where Sadat sat. They lifted their rifles above the parapet, pumping round after round into his torso. Too vain or too brave, he wore no bullet-proof vest."

David Rogers, on the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt

 

"The Soviet plane…opened its doors and Khrushchev appeared, a small, squat waddling creature in a baggy, creased light grey suit."

John Earle, on Khrushchev’s visit to Yugoslavia

 

…."I do not remember the sound of the anti-tank mine… I only recall an almighty kick and a black cloud that blotted out everything. Like dying, presumably."

Hugh Pain, on surviving a Bosnian landmine…

 

Frontlines: Snapshots of History

is an inspired compilation of first-hand accounts of the events and individuals that have shaped and shaken our world.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Reuters
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1903684013
• ISBN 13: 9781903684016
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320