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The First Casualty
"The first casualty when war comes, is truth," said American Senator Hiram Johnson in 1917. In his gripping, now-classic history of war journalism, Phillip Knightley shows just how right Johnson was. From William Howard Russell, who described the appalling conditions of the Crimean War in the Times of London, to the ranks of reporters, photographers, and cameramen who captured the realities of war in Vietnam, The First Casualty tells a fascinating story of heroism and collusion, censorship and suppression. Since Vietnam, Knightley reveals, governments have become much more adept at managing the media, as highlighted in chapters on the Falklands War, the Gulf War, and the conflict between NAT...
A Hack's Progress
This autobiography of Philip Knightley, describes how he began his career as a messenger boy in Australia, and went on to work for the Sunday Times. It includes the major stories he was involved in, such as the Six Day War, thalidomide, the Profumo scandal, and the Hitler diaries fiasco.
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The Second Oldest Profession
The first full history of spies, spying, and the intelligence bureaucracy, from the author of The Philby Conspiracy.
Australia
Australia celebrates 100 years as a nation in 2001. This book - part history, part travelogue, part memoir - tells the inspiring story of how a colony with only two sorts of citizens, convicts and gaolers, became a confident modern country.
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The First Casualty
"The most comprehensive j'accuse of journalism as propaganda in the English language... Ought to be read by every young reporter and by those who retain pride in our craft of truth-telling, not matter how unpopular or unpalatable the truth." -- John Pilger, from the Preface to the new edition "The first casualty when war comes, is truth," said American Senator Hiram Johnson in 1917, and in his gripping, now-classic history of war journalism, Phillip Knightley shows just how right Johnson was. From William Howard Russell, who described the appalling conditions of the Crimean War in Times [London], to the ranks of reporters, photographers, and cameramen who captured the realities of war in Vie...
The Master Spy
In the bestselling tradition of Spy Catcher, The Master Spy recounts the entire Kim Philby story as revealed to the only Western journalist Philby trusted.
The Eye of War
An exceptional photographic history of the changing face of war and combat photo journalism through the last 150 years fully illustrated with over 200 photographs
