Notes of a War Correspondent
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About This Book
A vivid record of early modern warfare through the eyes of one of America’s most famous reporters, this book gathers dispatches from battlefields in Cuba, South Africa, and Europe. Richard Harding Davis writes from trenches, camps, and ruined towns with a sharp eye for detail and a strong sense of drama. He captures not only the movement of armies but also the fear, boredom, courage, and confusion that shape the lives of soldiers and civilians. His sketches reveal how technology, empire, and journalism were transforming the nature of war and public opinion. At once patriotic and critical, roma...
Chapters (14)
- NOTES OF A WAR CORRESPONDENT
- THE CUBAN-SPANISH WAR: THE DEATH OF RODRIGUEZ [1]
- THE GREEK-TURKISH WAR: THE BATTLE OF VELESTINOS [2]
- I—THE ROUGH RIDERS AT GUASIMAS
- II—THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL
- III—THE TAKING OF COAMO
- IV—THE PASSING OF SAN JUAN HILL
- THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
- I—WITH BULLER’S COLUMN
- II—THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
- III—THE NIGHT BEFORE THE BATTLE
- THE JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR: BATTLES I DID NOT SEE
- A WAR CORRESPONDENT’S KIT
- Footnotes:
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