Martin Fletcher doesn't claim to be a hero. Yet he didn't
flinch, either. During three decades covering wars,
revolutions, and natural disasters, Fletcher worked his way
from news agency cameraman to top network correspondent,
facing down his own fears while facing up to mass killers,
warlords, and murderers. With humor and elegance, Fletcher
describes his growth from clueless adventurer to grizzled
veteran of the world’s battlefields. His working philosophy
of “Get in, get close, get out, get a drink,†put him
repeatedly in harm’s way, but he never lost sight of why he
did it. In a world obsessed with celebrities, leaders, and
wealth, Fletcher took a different route: he focused on those
left behind, those paying the price. He answers the
question: Why should we care?
These extraordinary, real-life adventure stories each
examine different dilemmas facing a foreign correspondent.
Can you eat the food of a warlord, who stole it from the
starving? Do you listen politely to a terrorist threatening
to blow up your children? Do you ask the tough questions of
a Khmer Rouge killer, knowing he is your only ticket out of
the Cambodian jungle? And above all, how do you stay sane
faced with so much pain?
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