Dying for the Truth

A history and analysis of journalists reporting from the frontlines of war, from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. War correspondents are crucial to democracy and the public’s discovery of the truth. Without the media, the temptation to manipulate events with propaganda could be irresistible to politicians of all hues. Dying for The Truth examines how journalists have plied their trade from the Crimean War to the present. Paul Moorcraft, a veteran journalist, discusse