Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Insider Story [Hardcover]

NBC Enterprises (Author), Tom Brokaw (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

Operation Iraqi Freedom marked a new era in television war coverage. On-the-spot reporting by journalists, photographers, and cameramen captured combat in ways that are nothing less than historic. Sharing the triumphs, tragedies, and daily routines of the soldiers, viewers crouched in the trenches, felt the vibrations of bomb explosions, tasted sands borne on fierce desert winds. We were there -- embedded among the troops, eyewitnesses to the horror of battle. Historic television. Historic journalism. NBC news captured it all and was the acknowledged leader among all the network and cable news organizations covering the Iraqi war. This book + DVD package written and produced by NBC News presents a chronological narrative of reporting from the field supplemented by interviews and anchored broadcasts from Qatar, Kuwait, and the United States. The book includes a Foreword by Tom Brokaw, an Introduction by an NBC military expert, and a special dedication to fallen colleague David Bloom. Thousands of hours of images and words have been molded into a concise, eloquent summary of the historic events of the conflict, further enhanced by the photographic and video record. The DVD contains approxiamately 2 hours of live coverage of the war broadcast by NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Har/DVD edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740740598
• ISBN-13: 978-0740740596
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #540,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Above the fray, October 9, 2003

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TailorMaid7 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Insider Story (Hardcover)

NBC has done an exceptional job documenting the imbeds' experience in Iraq. Not only was this war covered more comprehensively than any other, but the reporters' experiences add a depth of human emotion so often lacking in the dry stand up reports from a briefing room. But their story is just one part of a beautifully produced book and DVD. This book is filled with stunning pictures of "shock and awe" as well as the innocents caught in the middle. If you only get one book on the recent war iun Iraq, this is it!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Photography, October 2, 2003

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Allison (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Insider Story (Hardcover)

I genuinely enjoyed this book, it is an extremely eye opening. It made me feel very close to the situation in Iraq. The photography was so vivid and interesting to see it through the media's perspective.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courageous and innovative journalism, October 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Insider Story (Hardcover)

This book has lots of behind-the-scene accounts from reporters who were actually there, as well as from the producers in the control room. There's also a forward by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw and an introduction by retired Army general and current NBC military analyst Montgomery Meigs. The book comes with a full-length DVD produced by NBC News and presents highlights of their war coverage along with extra features such as postwar interviews and commentary. This hardcover book has lots of color pictures on its 144 pages and also comes with a DVD.