The first casualty : the war correspondent as hero and myth-maker from the Crimea to Kosovo

This text is the history of war reporting, corresponding and the legion of influences that can distort and obstruct efforts to report the truth. Two new chapters on the Gulf war and Kosovo reveal how the role of the seeker of truth is in danger. Rev. ed. / with a new introduction by John Pilger. xiii, 574 pages ; 22 cm