
The Great War for Civilisation
by Robert Fisk
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalistichistoricalwarfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is weighty, emotional and expansive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution, from the American hostage crisis in Beirut (as one of only two Western journalists in the city at the time) to the Iran-Iraq War, from the Russian invasion of Afghanistan to Israel’s invasions of Lebanon, from...
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- Robert Fisk
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 1145
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- Open Library
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