Barrel of a Gun: A War Correspondent's Misspent Moments in Combat

by Al J. Venter

"Anybody who says that the pen is mightier than the sword hasn't spent time in Somalia, or in Beirut during its bloody heyday." So begins this fascinating memoir of a journalist, filmmaker, and just plain raconteur who has made a career of examining warfare--on the ground and as the bullets are flying. While the average citizen is aware of violent conflicts broiling all around the globe, Al J. Venter--from some strange compulsion unexplainable even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935149253
• ISBN13: 9781935149255
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"