Why young men voluntarily go off to war has long defied understanding. Eagerly risking one's life seems contrary to the innate instinct for self-preservation. This book presents an examination of the reasons why men go to war, & the subconscious influen ...

The war has had a devastating effect on the Sweet Family with young Charlie Sweet, lost at sea, presumed dead & bombs falling

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Some battles will be fought on the Homefront...

The war has had a devastating effect on the Sweet Family with young

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Once the Tates were an attractive family, but now Erica is bored, Brian's career is at a standstill, & the children have become revolting teenagers. Then Erica discovers that her husband is carrying on with one of his students. The author won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Foreign Affairs. ...

Cambridgeshire
- March 1939

As the clouds of war begin to gather in Europe, the Talbot family of rural Blackberry

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Published to tie in to a major new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North, this timely illustrated book presents an engaging discussion about the role of the war correspondent, news gathering in a war zone, & the influence of technology on war reporting. Rageh Omaar s composed reporting of the bombardment of Baghdad; Martha Gellhorn s evocative portrait of Barcelona under siege; Richard Dimbleby s horrifying radio broadcast from Belsen; Robert Capa s blurred images of the chaos on Omaha Beach: for 150 years war correspondents have shaped our understanding of the war zone. Through printed word, photograph, radio & satellite linkup, they have exposed the horrors of war & revealed the endurance of the human spirit under fire. This book not only brings together details of the most famous dispatches from the front line & iconic examples of photojournalism that have passed into our collective consciousness, it is also about the war correspondents themselves their escapades & ruses to outwit the censor; their ability to rough it in the most extreme conditions, but also enjoy the finest hostelry a liberated city can provide; their determination to place themselves in harm s way in the pursuit of the facts; & their frustrations with military & government restrictions, as well as their editors. Their personal stories are fascinating in themselves set against the backdrop of cataclysmic events, which left an indelible mark on their psyche. Illustrated with the best examples of war art, black-&-white prints & colour reportage of the conflicts of the last century & a half, & with special features on the careers of famous journalists & photographers, this is a fascinating insight into the role of the war correspondent. ...

' That time is upon us. I can feel it coming. That evil barbarian will not be satisfied until he has engulfed the whole world in war & death. I fear for us all.' In a triumphant return to his much-loved Courtney series, Wilbur Smith introduces us to the bravest new member of the famed family, Saffron Courtney. ...

That time is upon us. I can feel it coming. That evil barbarian will not be satisfied until he has engulfed the whole world in

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It's 1914 when everything changes for a group of boys growing up & playing football in the Suffolk countryside. Far away, in a place called Sarajevo, an Archduke has been killed & a web of global events results in a call for all British men to do their duty 'for King & Country' & join the army to fight the Germans overseas. ...

In 1914, Joey, a young farm horse, is sold to the army & thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges towards the enemy, witnessing the horror of the frontline. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him. ...