Reporting the War : Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism

by Cooke, John Byrne

• ISBN13: 9781403975157
• ISBN10: 1403975159
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-16
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Threats to freedom of the press and the need for democratic dialogue are always greatest in wartime. At a time when the debate over the role of the free press is as contentious as ever before, John Byrne Cooke, son of the veteran journalist Alistair Cooke, delivers a must-read exploration of freedom of the press in wartime throughout American history.Reporting the Warbrings to life how the press has affected the course of some, but not all, American wars, how the government has tried to suppress opposing opinion, how the press has struggled, and continues to struggle to preserve the principles of the Founding Fathers. Cooke charts a fascinating journey from the American Revolution to the ongoing War on Terrorism.

Author Biography

John Byrne Cooke is the author of several critically acclaimed historical novels, including The Snowblind Moon, which was a Book-of-the-Month Club Featured Alternate and recipient of a Spur Award, and South of the Border, which was a Literary Guild selection. He lives in Jackson, Wyoming.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Conceived in Liberty: The American Revolution (1775-1783)	p. 5
The Halls of Montezuma: The Mexican War (1846-1848)	p. 23
A House Divided: The Civil War (1861-1865)	p. 43
Remember the Maine: The Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902)	p. 63
The Great War: World War I (1914-1918)	p. 87
The Good War: World War II (1939-1945)	p. 105
Home by Christmas: The Korean War (1950-1953)	p. 125
Quagmire: Vietnam (1954-1975)	p. 145
Desert Storm: Iraq (1991)	p. 167
September 11th and Afghanistan: The War on Terrorism (2001-2003)	p. 185
Iraqi Freedom: Iraq (2003-)	p. 205
The Long War: The War on Terrorism (2004-)	p. 227
Notes	p. 247
Index	p. 267
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