Going to the Wars

I purchased this book in N.Zealand on vacation because the title interested me about a year ago. I'll give my American caveat to begin: I am not familiar w/Mr. Hastings as most Brits are or must be--but, after reading his book, I felt I knew him quite well. His book would be quite the interesting read, especially for someone who has an interest in journalism. With regard to journalism of modern combat, Mr. Hastings stands in a class of his own, more so in our age of the embedded journalist. His fearless "yomp" across East Falkland and into Stanley during the Falkland War in horrid weather, is a testament to the sort of indefatigueable journalist he was. His characterization of the Falkland War as being the last of the "old-fashioned" wars that the world would witness is dead on. Mr. Hastings' description of how the print journalists' copies were transmitted, the television media's stories were broadcast and how long it took for a film to reach Britain from 8,000 miles distant--all while dealing with issues of censorship in wartime--made for a very interesting read.