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Shaped By War

Shaped by War – Don McCullin, 2011

July 3, 2017 admin 0

The story of a legendary photographers’ life and work is also a remarkable and devastating visual document of war and warfare. No other photographer in […]

Rolling Blackouts

Rolling Blackouts – Sarah Glidden, 2016

July 3, 2017 admin 0

Cartoonist Sarah Glidden accompanies her two friends– reporters and founders of a journalism non-profit- -as they research potential stories on the effects of the Iraq […]

Anyone here has been raped

Anyone Here Been Raped and Speaks English?- Book by Edward Behr

July 3, 2017 admin 0

“Anyone here been raped and speak English?” is a war reporter’s irreverent but eminentlypractical question, which became the title of Edward Behr’s book. The question […]

The Hidden War

The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist’s Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan, Book by Artyom Borovik

July 3, 2017 admin 0

Until his death in 2000, Artyom Borovik was considered one of the preeminent journalists in Russia. With The Hidden War he provided the world its […]

War Journalism and Shaping of twentieth century

War, Journalism and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century: The Life and Times of Henry W. Nevinson by Angela V. John

July 3, 2017 admin 0

Henry Nevison was a renowned British war correspondent (1856 – 1941) who keenly observed the dramatic political and military conflicts of his day. This book […]

Off the record

Off the Record: Untold Stories from a Reporter’s Diary by Ajith Pillai

July 3, 2017 admin 0

In a journalist’s career, the best stories can seldom be published. Veteran journalist Ajith Pillai’s colourful career spanning nearly three decades has taken him from […]

The Forgotten Soldier

The Forgotten Soldier, by Guy Sajer, 1965, German Soldier WW II

July 3, 2017 admin 0

This book recountsthe horror of World War II on the eastern front, as seen through the eyes of a teenaged German soldier. At first an […]

A Rumour of War

A Rumor of War – Philip Caputo, 1977

July 3, 2017 admin 0

In March 1965, Marine Lieutnant Philip J. Caputo landed in Danang with the first ground combat unit committed to fight in Vietnam. Sixteen months later, […]

Until My Freedom Has Come

Until My Freedom Has Come : The New Intifada In Kashmir – edited by Sanjay Kak (DIR LIB)

July 3, 2017 admin 0

In the troubled history of contemporary Kashmir, the summer of 2010 will be remembered as a watershed. Protests against the ‘encounter’ killings of civilians turned […]

Witness To Partition

Witness To Partition: A Memoir – B. R. Nanda (DIR LIB)

July 3, 2017 admin 0

An eyewitness account to the partition of India, Witness to Partition is both compelling and authentic. Through its vivid observation and masterful analysis, it brings […]

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    All Quiet on the Western Front, Novel by Erich Maria Remarque, 1929, WW I

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  • The Other Side Of Silence: Voices From The Partition Of India – Urvashi Butalia (GA LIB)

  • Hiroshima – John Hersey

  • On Killing - Dave Grossman,1995

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  • Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear - Tomi Ungerer, 1999

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