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On the Front Line: The Collected Journalism of Marie Colvin Paperback – Illustrated, October 15, 2013

by Marie Colvin (Author)
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Veteran Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin was killed in February 2012 when covering the uprising in Syria.

On the Front Line is an Orwell Special Prize winning journalism collection from veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin, who is the subject of the movie A Private War, starring Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan.

Marie Colvin held a profound belief in the pursuit of truth, and the courage and humanity of her work was deeply admired. On the Front Line includes her various interviews with Yasser Arafat and Colonel Gadaffi; reports from East Timor in 1999 where she shamed the UN into protecting its refugees; accounts of her terrifying escape from the Russian army in Chechnya; and reports from the strongholds of the Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers where she was hit by shrapnel, leaving her blind in one eye.

Typically, however, her new eye-patch only reinforced Colvin’s sense of humour and selfless conviction. She returned quickly to the front line, reporting on 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza and, lately, the Arab Spring.

Immediate and compelling, On the Front Line is a street-view of the historic events that have shaped the last 25 years, from an award-winning foreign correspondent and the outstanding journalist of her generation.

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    October 15, 2013
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‘Here it all is, a vast Marie Colvin box set, poignant beyond words’ Guardian

Tributes to Marie Colvin:

John Witherow, Sunday Times editor: ‘She was somebody who was fun, full of life with joie de vivre and friends all over the world. During her time she saved many lives by highlighting the plight of victims of violence. Everywhere she had gone she tried to help people because she believed she was a witness to the violence that was going on and that she could make a difference’

Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch: ‘For Marie, covering war wasn't about doing a few quick interviews and writing up a quick story: she experienced war alongside those who suffered in war, and her writings had a particular vividness because of what she had dared to see and experience’

Lyse Doucet, BBC: ‘The world will miss her because she was the eyes and ears of so many. Marie always admired the pioneering journalism of fellow American Martha Gelhorn. I always saw her as the Martha of our generation: brave and beautiful’

Max Hastings, author of All Hell Let Loose: ‘All her life, all over the world, she was drawn to record the experiences of civilian victims, who found themselves living and dying in a universe from which compassion and justice had been banished…Colvin was killed doing her best thing, in full knowledge of its perils…This collection of words is her most appropriate memorial because it so vividly explains why her peers admired her so much’

About the Author

Born in America, Marie Colvin (1956 – February 22, 2012) was an award-winning foreign affairs correspondent for the Sunday Times. An outstanding journalist of her generation, she covered the Middle East for more than 20 years and reported from East Timor, Chechnya, Kosovo and Sri Lanka where she was wounded in an ambush and lost her left eye. She was killed while covering the Siege of Homs in Syria on the 22nd of February 2012.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperPress; Illustrated edition (October 15, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007487967
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007487967
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.57 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.7 x 5.9 x 9.1 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Stories of Human Conflict
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2019
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On the Front Line

This book is super interesting. The journalist reports the war from the human side. Whoever has the reason is not important. It is the suffering, the feeling and the hopes of future what move the sides. It is easy to listen the side that has the power and the government, but what about the other side?

It exposed her to a risky situation trying to cover the both side of the story. She exposed the human horror of the war describing the effects of the war in the civilian population of woman and children.

In this book I cried the suffering of the people and specially the children. I relived the history in the events that affected the world in several decades the reported the conflict. I also laughed with the weird situations during the news covered.

The reading is good, active and vibrant in every chapter. It is j that a person is telling you the story from the first source.

It is a five stars book.

She is not partial, but see both side of the story. The abuse from one side to the other is painful and in some instance sadistic. There is no way to laugh when someone is being tortured.

The book of On The Front Line by Marie Calvin excellent. Her journalism is excellent and very descriptive from the human side. She loved to found the other side of the story and several times risked her life to achieve the interviews.
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Rajiv Chopra
5.0 out of 5 stars An Extraordinary Woman
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2016
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I have to say that this is, in many ways, quite an extraordinary book. In some ways, it is the tale of an extraordinary woman as well

At one level, the book is quite tiring, and the reason I say this is because it represents the tale of humanity at its best and at its worst.

When you sit in front of your television screen and listen to politicians and TV anchors debate, you are shielded from the true horrors of war.

This is what Marie Colvin brings to us, in a way. She is noncommittal in her writing style, no hysteria anywhere. She retains her essential humanity right through her career.

An essential read for anyone who wants to read about humanity at its best, and worst.
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mcgee
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Woman
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2018
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This is a collection of reports from Marie Colvin. The newest is about 6 years old but they still have a vibrancy and the ring of truth. The horror of war for the people who happen to be in the way is graphically described.
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Deidre Kellogg Ketroser
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense and Riveting, Marie Colvin’s Life Is Important to Learn About
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020
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The compelling, riveting story of the amazing late journalist/war correspondent Marie Colvin. She was fearless in her pursuit of the truth in whatever conflict she was covering, and put her life at risk repeatedly. She is a heroine. Her story is important.
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Steven James Beto
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest, courageous, heart rendering
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021
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One of the best visual descriptions of war as it affects non-combative citizens written with heart and compassion.
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tiskab
5.0 out of 5 stars A Foreign Correspondent for the Ages
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015
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"On the Front Line" is an outstanding collection of foreign correspondent Marie Colvin's "up close and personal" accounts of foreign wars and foreign leaders. Her articles for Britian's Sunday Times were written by one of the most brilliant foreign correspondents (male or female) of any generation. In 2001, the journalistlst lost an eye to an RPG in Sri Lanka and in 2012, her life to an IED in Syria. Colvin put her heart into every word she wrote. If you read Marie Colvin's battlefront reports, you'll never forget her!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book. Don’t miss this.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020
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Outstanding book. I feel like a better person for having read these stories. I read it with an Atlas by my side and felt like I learned so much about our world. Beautifully written.
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Susan B
5.0 out of 5 stars Marie Colvin, Journalist Extraordinaire
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2013
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I got this book after the death of Ma. Colvin and my only regret is that I did not follow her journalism career during her lifetime. She is a fantastic writer and it almost seems like you are there with her. A must read for people interested in not only journalism but foreign affairs
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cyrus patel
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good read.
Reviewed in India on January 9, 2021
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Colin
5.0 out of 5 stars An enthralling, informative read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2020
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Although I haven't finished this book yet, I am looking forward to reading the rest - it is an enthralling, informative read. Marie Colvin is a genuine journalist, worthy of the name, unlike many reporters in the mainstream media. She obviously put herself in dangerous situations to find out what was happening in various conflicts and she gives honest insights into what is happening and who is involved. She has revealed information that the regular newspapers and TV news did not tell us, for example that in the Iraq / Iran War both sides were sold weapons by the US.

Well worth reading.
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Eric de Rochefort
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in France on May 11, 2019
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Hats off to this great lady.
She is an example to each and everyone anywhere in the world and from any walk of life.
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Annika
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
Reviewed in Germany on March 31, 2014
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Book in excellent shape. Seller described it right and it was sent in time and without any flaw in the handling of the purchase! Thank you!
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conjunction
5.0 out of 5 stars A Servant for World Peace
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2023
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For some reason I never read anything by or about Marie Colvin until a few weeks ago when Lindsay Hilsum's biography caught my eye. The reason being I never read the Sunday Times!

Having read that I was like every other reader mightily impressed at her dedication and courage. So then I decided to read this book of her Journalism.

It says "Collected journalism" - not so much you might say for a long career. But when you read it you realise it's all about being in the right place at the right time.

I am 73 and read books about history and politics all the time. But as Marie says there is no substitute for being at the front. I learnt things about the crises in Palestine, Libya and Syria I could have learned no other way. Other journalists draw conclusions from other's reports. Marie went to see for herself and took the same risks as the fighters at the fronts, over and over again.

She was a personal friend of Arafat and met Gadaffi personally many times. I found her personal views emerging from her reports particularly in Palestine and Syria, though she was not a preacher.

She was a servant of world peace.
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