On the Front Lines of the Cold War: An American Correspondent's Journal from the Chinese Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam

by Seymour Topping

Overview

As a correspondent for the International News Service, the Associated Press, and later for the New York Times, Seymour Topping documented on the ground the tumultuous events during the Chinese Civil War, the French Indochina War, and the American retreat from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. In this riveting narrative, Topping chronicles his extraordinary experiences covering the East-West struggle in Asia and Eastern Europe from1946 into the 1980s, taking us beyond conventional historical accounts to provide a fresh, first-hand perspective on American triumphs and defeats during the Cold War era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807145623
Publisher:	Louisiana State University Press
Publication date:	07/03/2012
Series:	From Our Own Correspondent
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Seymour Topping retired from the New York Times in 1993 after service as foreign editor and as managing editor for ten years. He served until 2002 as administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes and is now emeritus professor of international journalism at Columbia University. His previous books include Journey Between Two Chinas; The Peking Letter: A Novel of the Chinese Civil War; and Fatal Crossroads: A Novel of Vietnam 1945.

Editorial Reviews

The new autobiography from an international correspondent during the Cold War provides a fresh angle on some epoch-making events in American foreign relations.

International History Review

Topping draws important historical lessons as a signpost for today’s policy makers.

American Journalism

The book is a feast for students of history who want to know not just how things turned out, but also how it actually happened.

Associated Press

This book should be required reading for all journalism students and international policymakers.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

A notable contribution to the history of the Cold War as seen by an astute observer.

Journal of Cold War Studies