Witnesses to War

The History of Australian Conflict Reporting

By: Fay Anderson, Richard Trembath

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Paperback | 1 April 2011 | Edition Number 1

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Witnesses to War is a landmark history of Australian war journalism covering the regional conflicts of the nineteenth century to the major conflicts of the twentieth: World War I, World War II, Vietnam and Bosnia through to recent and ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fay Anderson and Richard Trembath look at how journalists reported the horrors and politics of war, the rise of the celebrity journalist, issues of censorship and the ethics of0 embedding.

Interviews with over 40 leading journalists and photographers reveal the challenges of covering wars and the impact of the violence they witness, the fear and exhilaration, the regrets and successes, the private costs and personal dangers.

Witnesses to War examines issues with continued and contemporary relevance, including the genesis of the Anzac ideal and its continued use; the representation of enemy and race and how technology has changed the nature of conflict reporting.

About The Author

Fay Anderson is a lecturer at the Australian Centre in the School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne. She was educated at La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne. After graduating, Fay worked as a journalist and lived in Paris and Jerusalem for several years.

Richard Trembath is a post-doctoral fellow at the Australian Centre in the School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne. Currently, he is completing a history of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, one of Australia's most significant and pioneering voluntary welfare organisations.

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""Witnesses to War" is a valuable new history of Australian journalists in conflict zones, full of anecdotes and personalities." --"Canberra Times" (April 30, 2011)
"Richard Trembath and Fay Anderson let the colour and drama, and the vivid personalities, into their text, but keep them at the right critical distance." --"Saturday Age" (May 14, 2011)
"This book presents a comprehensive account of Aussie reporters who covered conflicts from World War I onwards." --"Courier Mail" (April 23, 2011)
"This thoroughly annotated book, complete with black and white plates, notes and index, is a marvellous addition to our understanding of the news media." --"Weekend Australian" (April 23, 2011)

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Media Studies Warfare & Defence History Anzac History General Anzac History

Acknowledgements	p. vi
List of Abbreviations	p. viii
Introduction: 'Getting the Story'	p. 1
Colonial Conflicts: From the New Zealand Wars to the Boer War	p. 20
World War I: 'A Baptism of Fire'	p. 43
Between Two Wars: The Evolution of the Profession, 1918-1939	p. 91
World War II: 'A Devil's Symphony'	p. 108
War on the Doorstep: The Pacific	p. 170
Cold War Conflicts and the Wars of Decolonisation	p. 209
'From Our Correspondent': The Middle East, Africa and the Balkans	p. 263
'Shock and Awe': The Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq	p. 313
Appendix	p. 376
Notes	p. 377
Bibliography	p. 449
Index	p. 482
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