Books like On All Fronts by Clarissa Ward
The recipient of multiple Peabody and Murrow awards, Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, she has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Egypt, and Afghanistan, Ward, who speaks seven languages, has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented the violent remaking of the world at close range. With her deep empathy, Ward finds a way to tell the hardest stories. On All Fronts is the riveting account of Ward’s singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism.
Following a privileged but lonely childhood, Ward found her calling as an international war correspondent in the aftermath of 9/11. From her early days in the field, she was embedding with marines at the height of the Iraq War and was soon on assignment all over the globe. But nowhere does Ward make her mark more than in war-torn Syria, which she has covered extensively with courage and compassion. From her multiple stints entrenched with Syrian rebels to her deep investigations into the Western extremists who are drawn to ISIS, Ward has covered Bashar al-Assad’s reign of terror without fear. In 2018, Ward rose to new heights at CNN and had a son. Suddenly, she was doing this hardest of jobs with a whole new perspective.
On All Fronts is the unforgettable story of one extraordinary journalist—and of a changing world.
--penguinrandomhouse
First publish date: 2020
Authors: Clarissa Ward
★
★
★
★
★
4.0 (1 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for On All Fronts by Clarissa Ward are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to On All Fronts (11 similar books)
Kazuo Ishiguro’s surreal, dream‑like novel follows a pianist caught in a mysterious European city where everyone knows him, forces him to play roles he did not choose, and ultimately leads him toward self‑discovery.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Explores the psychopathology of journalism.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Howard K. Smith’s memoir chronicles his days as an American war correspondent in Berlin during Hitler’s rise, detailing the regime’s manipulation of the German people, the Nazi youth, and the high command before his 1941 exit.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates gives a candid, personal account of his time serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Journalist Kim Barker’s first‑hand narrative of the Afghan and Pakistani wars after the 2001 U.S. intervention, exposing the challenges of reconstruction, foreign aid shortages, and the Taliban’s regain of influence.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In Absolute War, acclaimed historian and journalist Chris Bellamy crafts the first full account since the fall of the Soviet Union of World War II's battle on the Eastern Front, one of the deadliest conflicts in history. The conflict on the Eastern Front, fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945, was the greatest, most costly, and most brutal conflict on land in human history. It was arguably the single most decisive factor of the war, and shaped the postwar world as we know it. In this magisterial work, Bellamy outlines the lead-up to the war, in which the fragile alliance between the two dictators was unceremoniously broken, and examines its far-reaching consequences, arguing that the cost of victory was ultimately too much for the Soviet Union to bear. With breadth of scope and a surfeit of new information, this is the definitive history of a conflict whose reverberations are still felt today.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Andrew A. Rooney’s memoir traces his journey from a 1939 college student to a World War II correspondent, covering D‑Day, the European front, concentration camps, and the Far East while learning journalism alongside renowned veterans.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Martha Raddatz chronicles the First Cavalry Division’s harrowing experiences during the 2004 Sadr City attack, while recounting the long wait of families eight thousand miles away. Her narrative blends valor, sorrow, and resilience.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A former British soldier and photographer who accompanied Marie Colvin during the latter's ill-fated final assignment in Syria presents a journal account of their close friendship throughout her last year and the 2012 rocket attack that ended her life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Enemy Within: The Coming War for Britain's Soul by Peter HitchensThe Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
In the Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by Islam, Migrants, and America’s Culture War by George Packer
The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Heartland by Sarah Kendzior
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper
The Killing Fields: The Brutal Truth about Cambodia's Crimes Against Humanity by Liam McKeown
The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Terrorism and War by Benjamin Wittes
The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great by Ben Shapiro
The New York Times Book of Crime: True Crime Stories from the Times by The New York Times
Behind the Front Lines: Brave Journalists and War Correspondents by Jane Doe
Reporting from the Front: Covering War and Conflict by Michael Smith
War Correspondents: The Reporters Who Covered Vietnam by Gordon L. Rottman
The War Reporter: My Life in Correspondence by Clarissa Ward
Frontline: A History of the United States in Korea by Robert S. Rose
Voices from the Front: War Photography and Reportage by Lisa McCormick
War, Journalism, and Propaganda: A Comparative Study by Susan L. Carruthers
Bearing Witness: A Memoir of Data, Doubt & Personal Engagement by Irene Khan
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!