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OverviewThe 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Phillip Knightley (c/o The Sayle Literary Agency)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: third edition Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780801880308ISBN 10: 0801880300 Pages: 608 Publication Date: 30 November 2004 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1. The Miserable Parent of a Luckless Tribe 1854-1856 2. The First Challenge 1861-1865 3. The Golden Age 1865-1914 4. Quite Another Game 1899-1902 5. The Last War 1914-1918 6. Enter America 1917-1918 7. The Remedy for Bolshevism in Bullets 1917-1919 8. The Real Scoop 1935-1936 9. Commitment in Spain 1936-1939 10. Their Finest Hour 1939-1941 11. The Struggle for Mother Russia 1941-1945 12. Remember Pearl Harbour 1937-1945 13. Never Again 1940-1945 14. Korea, the United Nations' War 1950-1953 15. Algeria is French 1954-1962 16. Vietnam 1954-1975 17. War is Fun 1954-1975 18. Britannia Rules the News 1975-1989 19. The Deadly Video Game 1990-1991 20. The Military's Final Victory March-June, 1999 21. No More Heroes March-April, 2003 Selected Bibliography Notes on Sources IndexReviewsFew books have deserved an updated edition more than Phillip Knightley's history of war reporting since the 1850s... Invaluable for anyone with an interest in the media, it is equally recommended as a modern history of government lies. - Times Literary Supplement; A durable and unblinking chronicle of the role of correspondents in covering, analyzing, and sometimes promoting war. - Columbia Journalism Review In war, truth may be the first casualty, but in Phillip Knightley's compelling examination of the war correspondent as journalist-mouthpiece-propagandist, the truth survives unscathed. Myths are exploded, scoundrels unmasked, the best and worst of the history of a century plainly revealed. - Morley Safer Remains the single most perceptive treatment of journalism in times of war and conflict. -- Murray Polner History News Network Author InformationPhillip Knightley was an award-winning investigative journalist with London's 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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