The first casualty: from the Crimea to Vietnam: the war correspondent as hero, propagandist, and myth maker

KNIGHTLEY Phillip

The first casualty: from the Crimea to Vietnam: the war correspondent as hero, propagandist, and myth maker - London: Pan, 1989 - 478p.

The first casualty when war comes is 'truth' said US Senator Hiram Johnson 1917. This book describes the role of reporters and authors during wartime tracing the development of news reporting in various wars. Includes selected bibliography and index. Cover subtitle reads'...from the Crimea to the Falklands'.

0330308793 (pbk.)


JOURNALISTS
MASS MEDIA
WAR REPORTERS