Soccer War

Part diary and part reportage,The Soccer Waris a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily for the Polish Press Agency, Kapuscinski covered twenty-seven revolutions and coups in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Here, with characteristic cogency and emotional immediacy, he recounts the stories behind his official press dispatchessearing firsthand accounts of the frightening, grotesque, and comically absurd aspects of life during war.The Soccer Waris a singular work of journalism. From the Trade Paperback edition.Kapuscinski, Ryszard is the author of 'Soccer War' with ISBN 9780394584133 and ISBN 0394584139.