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The Face of War

by Martha Gellhorn

Atlantic Monthly. 1994. 360p. ISBN 9780871132116. pap. $17.95; ebk. ISBN 9780802191168.

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War correspondent Gellhorn reported from battlefronts for nearly 50 years. The Spanish Civil War, Vietnam, the Panama Invasion, she reported on them all firsthand and in vivid detail. This amazing, grim memoir demonstrates how people in war can come to represent ideals, even though their beliefs may be as varied as their personalities.

Reviewed by Benjamin Brudner , Jan 01, 2016

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