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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great journalist view of history
Just finishing it. I ate it up, reading 40+ pages a night, which is a lot for me. Great insider view into history of wars in India (WWII era), Algeria and Vietnam. Also, really good insights into how journalists *really* see the world they report on. Thoroughly enjoyable memoir of one who lived life on the front line.
Published on February 10, 2004 by Rick Bruner
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dry in parts
I picked this book up hoping it would be an expose of journalism. Mr Behr does include a few snippets, but I got mired in a lot of political analysis, and couldn't finish the book. This is a great book if you like wars and want to understand what went on behind the scenes from a journalists' point of view. I'm just not the political type.
Published on September 29, 2003 by Shimmertje
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great journalist view of history,
By Rick Bruner "Internet marketing guy" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anyone Here Been Raped and Speaks English? (Paperback)
Just finishing it. I ate it up, reading 40+ pages a night, which is a lot for me. Great insider view into history of wars in India (WWII era), Algeria and Vietnam. Also, really good insights into how journalists *really* see the world they report on. Thoroughly enjoyable memoir of one who lived life on the front line.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dry in parts,
By Shimmertje (Muscat, Oman) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anyone Here Been Raped and Speaks English? (Paperback)
I picked this book up hoping it would be an expose of journalism. Mr Behr does include a few snippets, but I got mired in a lot of political analysis, and couldn't finish the book. This is a great book if you like wars and want to understand what went on behind the scenes from a journalists' point of view. I'm just not the political type.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting as both political and journalism history,
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This review is from: Anyone Here Been Raped and Speaks English? (Paperback)
Behr certainly covered a series of conflicts, mostly tribal or sectarian, but viewed through a cold war lens. His writing gives a glimpse into the events on the ground as well as some insight into the journalism industry. It's a both a relief and a reproof that reportage was sensational long before FoxNews was a cable outlet. If you have an interest in cold war history or combat conflict journalism, this memoir is for you.Best for people who enjoy: military memoirs ("Quartered Safe Out Here", "Goodbye Darkness") or the movies, "Under Fire", "Salvador" and "The Year of Living Dangerously". |
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Anyone Here Been Raped and Speaks English? by Edward Behr (Paperback - January 1, 1985)
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