Frontlines: snapshots of history

"This is eye witness history but something more -- a personal group portrait bybrave and committed journalists."Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations"Much more than snapshots - these are the first drafts of history. This is journalism at its finest, the hallmark of the Reuters legend."Peter Sissons, Broadcaster. "C19? That's the execution cell. You're lucky, mate, to come out of there alive."Sandy Gall, on being held in a Ugandan death cell "The US Air Force at Wiesbaden was claiming that one of its aircraft had been shot down over East Germany. Bonn's debonair request was: could I please find it?"Frederick Forsyth, on outwitting the East German stasi secret police "I left Beirut a week after the shooting, the bullet still in my backcensorship by bullet and death threat was working."Bernd Debusman, on the attempt to assassinate him in Lebanon "Two hooks with all Frazier's weight behind them caught Ali's jaw and seemed to work their way down to his legs Imelda Marcos looked down at her feet and her husband winced."Rick Norsworthy, on the Thrilla in Manilla "soldier-assassins jumped from an army truck and ran towards the dais where Sadat sat. They lifted their rifles above the parapet, pumping round after round into his torso. Too vain or too brave, he wore no bullet-proof vest."David Rogers, on the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt "The Soviet planeopened its doors and Khrushchev appeared, a small, squat waddling creature in a baggy, creased light grey suit."John Earle, on Khrushchev's visit to Yugoslavia ."I do not remember the sound of the anti-tank mine I only recall an almighty kick and a black cloud that blotted out everything. Like dying, presumably."Hugh Pain, on surviving a Bosnian landmine Frontlines: Snapshots of History is an inspired compilation of first-hand accounts of the events and individuals that have shaped and shaken our world.

About the Author :
Nicholas MooreNicholas Moore was born in 1941 and spent his childhood in Africa. He joined Reuters as a trainee from Cambridge University in 1964 and reported from Pakistan, East Africa -- where he covered the 1971 coup in which Idi Amin took power in Uganda -- and the Lebanon, before becoming oil correspondent in 1980. He led a Reuters reporting team that in 1982 won the Prix Bernard J. Cabanes for covering the OPEC cartel. During the 1980s, based in Cairo, he was a roving correspondent in the Middle East before he returned to oil at the end of the decade. He retired as training editor in 2000. Sidney WeilandSidney Weiland started working as a journalist for provincial newspapers in 1945, aged 17. He joined Reuters in 1949, covered various events in Eastern Europe and was appointed as a correspondent in Moscow in 1953. He did two tours in Moscow, interspersed with assignments in Yugoslavia, India, Washington and New York, and spent eight years in Vienna as Eastern Europe correspondent. He was Reuters diplomatic editor from 1980 to 1986. After retirement, owing to ill health, he established East European media training courses for the Reuters Foundation and later taught diplomatic journalism at City University, London. Sidney Weiland died in 1999.

Review :
"This is eye witness history but something more -- a personal group portrait bybrave and committed journalists." Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations "If you are a news junkie, journalist, or just someone who likes to know the behind-the-scenes detail, this book will be a favorite in your library for many years to come. " Barnes & Noble.com customer "C19? That's the execution cell. You're lucky, mate, to come out of there alive." Sandy Gall, on being held in a Ugandan death cell "The US Air Force at Wiesbaden was claiming that one of its aircraft had been shot down over East Germany. Bonn's debonair request was: could I please find it?" Frederick Forsyth, on outwitting the East German stasi secret police "I left Beirut a week after the shooting, the bullet still in my back!censorship by bullet and death threat was working." Bernd Debusman, on the attempt to assassinate him in Lebanon "Two hooks with all Frazier's weight behind them caught Ali's jaw and seemed to work their way down to his legs! Imelda Marcos looked down at her feet and her husband winced." Rick Norsworthy, on the Thrilla in Manilla "!soldier-assassins jumped from an army truck and ran towards the dais where Sadat sat. They lifted their rifles above the parapet, pumping round after round into his torso. Too vain or too brave, he wore no bullet-proof vest." David Rogers, on the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt When important events happen, Reuters is almost always there. In this fascinating book, the men and women who broke some of the biggest stories in modern history tell us how they got them, and what happened behind the scenes. This is eye witness history but something more -- a personal group portrait by brave and committed journalists. Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Much more than snapshots - these are the first drafts of history. This is journalism at its finest, the hallmark of the Reuters legend. Peter Sissons, Broadcaster. "The Soviet plane!opened its doors and Khrushchev appeared, a small, squat waddling creature in a baggy, creased light grey suit." John Earle, on Khrushchev's visit to Yugoslavia !."I do not remember the sound of the anti-tank mine! I only recall an almighty kick and a black cloud that blotted out everything. Like dying, presumably." Hugh Pain, on surviving a Bosnian landmine.