In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin
Title | In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Hilsum, Lindsey |
Number of Pages | 400 |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
City | New York |
Abstract | The inspiring and devastating biography of Marie Colvin, the foremost war reporter of her generation, who was killed in Syria in 2012. She covered the most significant global conflicts of her lifetime in Israel and Palestine, Chechnya, East Timor, Sri Lanka, Kosovo, and the Middle East. In Extremis, written by her fellow reporter Lindsey Hilsum, is an investigation into Colvin's epic life and tragic death based on exclusive access to her intimate diaries from age thirteen to her death, interviews with people from every corner of her life, and impeccable research. |
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Major Wars:
- UN Peacekeeping Interventions (1940s-1990)
- UN Peacekeeping Interventions (1990-)
- -Arab-Israeli Conflicts (1947–90)
- -Arab-Israeli Conflicts (1990–)
- -U.S. Interventions in the Middle East (1990–)
- UN Peacekeeping Interventions (1990-)
- Post-1990 Conflicts in Asia
- Post-1990 Conflicts in the Middle East
- -War in Syria (2011-)
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