A biography of Martha Gellhorn, whose fearless reporting from the front made her a legend, and whose private life was often messy and volcanic. As a young woman, she was a witness of the suffering in America caused by the Depression. She risked her life in the Spanish Civil War, which was the subjec[...]

"A literary landmark. Gellhorn's prose . . . is at its finest in the letter form."--Francine du Plessix Gray, "The New York Times Book Review" Martha Gellhorn's reporting career brought her to the front lines of virtually every significant conflict from the Spanish Civil War to the end of the cold w[...]

The closest thing to an autobiography by one of the 20th century's most brilliant war correspondents.[...]

A collection of the author's war journalism, covering her reports on the conflicts in Spain, Finland, China and World War II, with later reports on Vietnam, Israel and Central America.[...]

Martha Gellhorn ist die faszinierendste Frau, die es im Journalismus gegeben hat. Die Kriegsreporterin erzählt von der Liebe mit jenem Gespür für die Psycholgie der Macht, das sie an den wirklichen Kriesgfronten trainiert hat. Die Geschichten sind zart und bitter zugleich, sie treffen mitte[...]