Reporting the war : freedom of the press from the American revolution to the War on terrorism / John Byrne Cooke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooke, John Byrne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Press coverage--United States--History.

War.

War--Press coverage.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 272 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

A riveting history of freedom of the press in wartime, from the founding of the United States to the war on terror

Contents:

1 Conceived in Liberty: The American Revolution (1775-1783) 5

2 The Halls of Montezuma: The Mexican War (1846-1848) 23

3 A House Divided: The Civil War (1861-1865) 43

4 Remember the Maine: The Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902) 63

5 The Great War: World War I (1914-1918) 87

6 The Good War: World War II (1939-1945) 105

7 Home by Christmas: The Korean War (1950-1953) 125

8 Quagmire: Vietnam (1954-1975) 145

9 Desert Storm: Iraq (1991) 167

10 September 11th and Afghanistan: The War on Terrorism (2001-2003) 185

11 Iraqi Freedom: Iraq (2003-) 205

12 The Long War: The War on Terrorism (2004-) 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-266) and index.

ISBN:

1403975159

9781403975157

OCLC:

122972912

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