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Unembedded : two decades of maverick war reporting / Scott Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Scott, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foreign correspondents--Canada--Biography.
- Foreign correspondents.
- War correspondents--Canada--Biography.
- War correspondents.
- Taylor, Scott, 1960-.
- Taylor, Scott.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (400 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ex-soldier turned opinionated war correspondent recounts his experiences as a Canadian Forces infantryman and as a journalist for the military magazine "Esprit de Corps", including his ordeal when taken hostage in Northern Iraq. An on-the-ground critical look at senseless wars, and the deceit of politicians and media cheerleaders.
- Contents:
- Getting the story becomes the story
- Artist into commando
- Ticket to adventure
- Baptism of fire
- Into Africa, and Balkan encounters
- Crime and corruption in the Canadian military
- Back to the Balkans
- Saddam's Iraq
- Among the mujahedeen
- Back on the horse
- Taking stock.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-926685-88-1
- OCLC:
- 659391991
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