The First Casualty: The War Correspondent as Hero and Myth-Maker from the Crimea to Iraq

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Phillip Knightley (c/o The Sayle Literary Agency)

The First Casualty

The War Correspondent as Hero and Myth-Maker from the Crimea to Iraq

Phillip Knightley (c/o The Sayle Literary Agency)

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Johns Hopkins University Press
01 March 2005

History: specific events & topics; Society & Social Sciences; Warfare & defence; Press & journalism

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 war. 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 NATO and Serbia over Kosovo. And in a new chapter on the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Knightley details even greater degrees of government manipulation and media complicity, as evidenced by the ""embedding"" of reporters in military units and the uncritical, openly patriotic coverage of these conflicts. ""The age of the war correspondent as hero,"" he concludes, ""appears to be over."" Fully updated, The First Casualty remains required reading for anyone concerned about freedom of the press, journalistic responsibility, and the nature of modern warfare.

By: Phillip Knightley (c/o The Sayle Literary Agency)
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780801880308
ISBN 10: 0801880300
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 01 March 2005
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Phillip Knightley was an award-winning investigative journalist with the Sunday Times for twenty years. He has written numerous books, including The Master Spy: The Story of Kim Philby, and a memoir, A Hack's Progress. He lives in London and travels widely to write and lecture.