The Beautiful Simplicity of War
A Reporter's Journey from Iwo Jima to Vietnam
$116.54
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
Journalist Keyes Beech was sometimes accused of being a war lover. He denied the charge. Wars, he said, just kept happening on his watch. “You may hope that they’ll go out of fashion, but you can’t just ignore them.” His accusers weren’t entirely wrong, however. Even friends acknowledged that he liked to be where the action was. Keyes Beech saw a lot of action.
He saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima in World War II; followed the first bloody year of the war in Korea; witnessed the defeat …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781682833193 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1682833194 |
| Author: | Jonathan Webb |
| Publisher: | Texas A & M University Press |
| Imprint: | Texas A & M University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Peace and Conflict |
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Critics Review
“I have never before read such an insightful and compelling overview of the evolving demands, moralities, and very purpose of a reporter’s war coverage, over a half a century of American wars – from Iwo Jima to Khe Sanh.” —Inette Miller, former war correspondent in Vietnam and author of Girls Don’t!
About The Author
Jonathan Webb
Jonathan Webb is the author of half a dozen books in almost as many genres, including a prize-winning adult novel and a number of books for young readers. Much of his career has been as editor and publisher with Canadian publishing houses. He attended Queen’s University and the University of Toronto, where he earned a master’s degree in history. He lives with his wife, Vivian, in Guelph, Ontario.
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