Its written in first person as robert fisk witnesses some of the most important events that have shaped the modern middle east. This investment, however, is well worth it for fisk has produced a majestic, fearless. The book is more than impressiveit is daunting and intimidating in its display of utter mastery of the modern history of the middle east. Fisk has many british and international journalism awards, including the press awards foreign reporter of the year. The great war for civilization by robert fisk i highly recommend reading this book. The conquest of the middle east revised edition, by robert fisk, harper perennial, london, new york, toronto and sydney, 2006, 68 pages, paperback, isbn. Robert fisk speaks about the great war for civilization his new book and the situation in the middle east.
Nov 08, 2005 finally, the great war for civilisation is the story of journalists in war. The conquest of the middle east by robert fisk online at alibris. The book is a compilation of many of the articles fisk wrote when he was serving as a correspondent in the middle east for the times and the independent. Robert fisk has 49 books on goodreads with 26955 ratings. The conquest of the middle east, published by vintage.
The conquest of the middle east requires a considerable investment. In the great war for civilisation robert fisk, a british foreign correspondent, gives an overview of the many conflicts in the middle east in the past 3 or 4 decades. A sweeping and dramatic history of the last half century of conflict in the middle east from an awardwinning journalist. It is a story that robert fisk has been reporting for over thirty years. But as fisk points out, war is not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death.
Robert fisks remarkable history is also the tale of a journalist at war learning of the 911 attacks while aboard a passenger jet, reporting from a bombedout baghdad, interviewing osama bin laden and of the courage and frustration of a life spent writing the first draft of history. The great war for civilisation by robert fisk, 9781400075171, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The great war for civilisation, book by robert fisk. It is not an impartial reading of contemporary middle east history, but it is generally cleareyed and consistently unflinching. War is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. Robert fisks most popular book is the great war for civilisation.
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