Dispatches from the Front: News Accounts of American Wars, 1776-1991

by Nathaniel Lande

This volume includes unique & special dispatches from 10 American wars, from the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War. Illustrated with drawings, photographs, & newspaper clippings, the work of Thomas Paine, Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway, Ernie Pyle, Edward R. Morrow, Sydney Schanberg, & more than 60 other correspondents tell us of America's wars as they happened, on the battlefield & on the home front. Brief essays by journalist & scholar Nathaniel Lande introduce each war by discussing the important changes taking place in American society & providing a series of "national snapshots" of the economic, political, & technological character of the world & the country at the time.

Hardcover

First published December 15, 1995

About the author

Nathaniel Lande is a journalist, filmmaker, and the author of twelve books, including Cricket and Dispatches from the Front: A History of the American War Correspondent. He was creative director for the Magazine Group at Time, Inc.; director of Time World News Service; director of Time-Life Films, where his documentaries won over ten international awards; and executive producer at CBS and NBC Television. Lande was educated at Oxford University; earned his doctorate at Trinity College Dublin, where he was a Distinguished Scholar; and held appointments as professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Reviews

[Carol Mann Agency]

"Beautifully written....This masterful collection is for anyone who appreciates good writing and loves journalism. "It is a moving account of our republic that honors the best in our profession."--Edward Barnes, Time