'the great war for civilization' - robert fisk - hardcore humanist history of the last 30 years of middle eastern - & related - geopolitical tragedy - highly recommended. fisk is the man 
'chickenhawk' - robert mason - huey chopper pilot's recount of his vietnam war experiences - occasionally a little stilted in the personal reminiscences, but overall, v. impressive in its immediacy
'dispatches' - michael herr - rock'n'roll style account of the author's experiences in the vietnam war... from the co-author of 'apocalypse now' and 'full metal jacket' - very much an the on-the-ground us perspective (warts 'n' all), some beautifully flowing prose and a very vivid atmosphere conjured
'unreasonable behaviour' - don mc cullin - amazingly powerful no-frills autobiography of one of the pre-eminent war photgraphers of the last 30 years - mc cullin's uneducated directness - both in print and in prose - is positively striking, check it out
'chickenhawk' - robert mason - huey chopper pilot's recount of his vietnam war experiences - occasionally a little stilted in the personal reminiscences, but overall, v. impressive in its immediacy
'dispatches' - michael herr - rock'n'roll style account of the author's experiences in the vietnam war... from the co-author of 'apocalypse now' and 'full metal jacket' - very much an the on-the-ground us perspective (warts 'n' all), some beautifully flowing prose and a very vivid atmosphere conjured
'unreasonable behaviour' - don mc cullin - amazingly powerful no-frills autobiography of one of the pre-eminent war photgraphers of the last 30 years - mc cullin's uneducated directness - both in print and in prose - is positively striking, check it out
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