Author: STEWART, IAN
Title: Freetown Ambush - a Reporter's Year in Africa
Description: Toronto, Penguin Viking. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 0670894796). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. In January 1999 the author, West Africa Bureau Chief for Associated Press, was ambushed on the streets of Sierra Leone's besieged capital of Freetown, shot in the head by armed rebels, he survived against all odds. A fascinating in depth look at the extraordinary day to day life of a war correspondent which offers a disturbing portrait of the often surreal world that war reporters inhabit, as they bear witness to violence and give voice to the unspeakable. C3A. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Sierra Leone, War Correspondent, Associated Press 0670894796


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