A Fist in the Hornet's Nest: On the Ground in Baghdad Before, During, and After the War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781401301156)

When war broke out in Iraq, every major U.S. network pulled its correspondents from the scene. Despite the risk, Richard Engel stayed. As our tanks entered Baghdad in April 2003, he was there, bringing the Iraqi war into American homes as a stringer for ABC news. Determined to deliver the whole Middle East story, Engel moved to Cairo in 1996 after graduating from Stanford to learn 'street' Arabic. Then to dig even deeper into the complicated powder-keg of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he settled in Jerusalem.

Now as Iraq enters its post-war phase and the Gulf region continues to dominate our nation's consciousness, more and more Americans will come to know and trust Richard Engel--especially in his current role as a correspondent for NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. Both analytical and anecdotal, this book leads us through the war in Iraq, dissecting a myriad of Middle East issues, all from the vantage point of someone who is 'on the ground and in the streets' to get the real story.

Author: Richard Engel
ISBN-10: 1401301150
ISBN-13: 9781401301156
Publisher: Hachette Books
Language: English
Published: 02/25/2004
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.76w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2004 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2004 pg. 62
Booklist 02/15/2004 pg. 1021