{"product_id":"in-the-trenches-john-adams-9781462067831","title":"In the Trenches: Adventures in Journalism and Public Affairs","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is the summer of 1939 in England when soldiers start digging trenches in a local park. Suddenly, seven-year-old John Adams is forced to face a new reality. He and his school are abruptly evacuated to an unknown destination. Two days later, war is declared. As the sky lights up with searchlights and German bombing raids increase, Adams' natural instincts to dig for the real story kick in-beginning what would eventually become a remark-able journey as a journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy fourteen, Adams had published his first article in a major national paper, Britain's \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e. At nineteen, he was fighting in the Korean War. He became a military reporter for London's \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and battled against communist propaganda during the Cold War as a correspondent and news director of Radio Free Europe. He offers an unforgettable glimpse into the fascinating world of news, including insights into what it was like to interact with such disparate public figures as the Duke of Wellington, Otto von Habsburg, Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the Trenches\u003c\/i\u003e explores one man's experiences, perspectives, and memories as he witnesses extraordinary times in history through the ever-curious eyes of a reporter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Adams saw it all with his own eyes, heard it with his own ears. He lived it.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Andrew Alexander, former Ombudsman, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and Washington bureau chief, Cox Newspapers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462067832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462067831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"John Adams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190775836927,"sku":"9781462067831","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89ccc322-9acd-487f-a2d5-be982ec1a0b5.jpg?v=1690872296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-trenches-john-adams-9781462067831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}