What the Hell am I Doing Here?. Travels with an Occasional War Correspondent

London/ U.S.A.: Brassey's (UK) Ltd, 1995. Hardback. What the Hell Am I Doing Here? Small waterstain mark to top edge of front D/J. Dr. Paul; Moorcraft has covered most of the wars in the last 20 years on four continents. An experienced war correspondent, he shows the other - lighter - side of many of the major conflicts of our time, from Afghanistan to the Balkans, with a unique mix of acute abalysis, front-line experience, tragedy and humour. More interested in flying buttresses than flying bullets, the dangers are underplayed as the writer is constantly distract by bizarre characters, strange places, odd traditions, odder food and his habit of being sucked into eccentric debate with the locals. Told with passion, pace and wit, readers cannot fail to identify with his exploits as he walks to Kabul with holy warriors and a camel who hates him, gets lost on a motorbike with psychopaths in central Mozambique, falls down drunk in a Soweto shebeen, or like everyone else becomes totally frustrated with the politics of Lebanon and the Balkans. An account of personal adventures and the amusing mishaps of war reporting, this book combines travel and danger with the sharp observation of a professional journalis. The author's curiosity and sense of fun shine through the fog of battle and, just as often, a bar-room fug. Illustrated. 295 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 1st English Edition. Card. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Harback.