War, Journalism and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century : The Life and Times of Henry W. Nevinson

Henry Nevison was a renowned British war correspondent (1856 - 1941) who keenly observed the dramatic political and military conflicts of his day. This book is the first major biography, drawing together his commentary over a period of fifty years. In diaries and print , Nevinson tracked wars from Greece to South Africa and covered the key events of the First World War. He exposed slavery in the Portuguese Empire, championed women's suffrage, struggles in Ireland and the Balkans and visited Palestine, Iraq and the US in the 1920s. Nevinson's original perspectives help to explain the modern world order and the political conflicts of today. "Called the "King of Correspondents" Henry W. Nevinson (1856-1941) captured the political zeitgeist of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Covering conflicts across the globe, the British war correspondent commented on war in Greece, the Siege of Ladysmith, the aftermath of revolution in Russia in 1905-6 and the tragedy at Gallipoli, helping to shape understanding of world affairs at the time. He also campaigned for rights in Angola, Ireland and India. At home he was a strenuous advocate of women's suffrage. Nevinson was the first to report sympathetically on Germany's devastation after the First World War. In the 1920s he accompanied Ramsay MacDonald on the first visit of a British Prime Minister to an American President. Although courting the establishment, Nevinson cultivated controversy as a rebel. Yet he remained a highly admired journalist and was a vivid and acute observer who wrote exquisite prose. Drawing on Nevinson's private diaries which span nearly 50 years, Angela V. John captures, for the first time, the story of a figure whose perspectives whether on the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East or the United States, illuminate many of the conflicts which resonate in today's uncertain society."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Called'the king of Correspondents', Henry W. Nevinson (1856-1941) captured the political zeitgeist in his newspaper journalism and books about conflicts across the globe. He provided astute, first-hand observations on events such as war between Greece and Turkey, the Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa, the aftermath of the 1905 Russian Revolution and the Gallipoli tragedy in the First World War, his copy obtained in perilous situations.He bravely exposed the persistence of slavery in Angola, unrest in India and conflict in Ireland, his vivid and exquisite prose shocking and enlightening British readers. He cultivated controversy with his brave stance on issues like women's suffrage and the self-determination of small nations such as Georgia. His first wife, Margaret Wynne Nevinson, was a suffragette and writer, their son the celebrated artist C.R. W. Nevinson. In the 1920s Henry Nevinson accompanied Ramsay MacDonald on the first visit of a British Prime Minister to an American President. His perspectives, whether on the Middle East, the Balkans, Russia or the United States, illuminate many of the conflicts which resonate in today's uncertain world. Based On Nevinson's Compelling Diaries Covering Nearly 50 Years, Angela V. John's Powerful Writing Captures For The First Time, The Story Of This Important And Groundbreaking Figure. Nevinson's Life Sheds New Light On The Construction Of The World Order In The Last Century, At The Same Time Helping The Media-dominated Modern Age To Understand More Clearly The Changing Role Of The War Correspondent. His Perspectives Whether On The Middle East, The Balkans, The Caucasus Or The United States, Illuminate Many Of The Conflicts Which Resonate In Today's Uncertain World.--jacket. Henry W. Nevinson And The Drafting Of History -- Finding Arcadia: Greece, War And Work -- Into Africa: The South African War -- Exposing Slavery: Angloa And 'the Islands Of Hell' -- The Battle For Freedom: Russia, Revolution And Empire -- The Romantic Rebel: Suffrage, Sex And Family -- The Indian Spirit -- From The Balkans To World War -- From Our Own Correspondent: Gallipoli And The Western Front -- A Corresponding Cause: Ireland -- Old And New Worlds. Angela V. John. Books And Pamphlets By Henry W. Nevinson, P.[208]-209. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Called the "King of Correspondents" Henry W Nevinson (1856-1941) captured the political zeitgeist of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawing on Nevinson's private diaries which span nearly 50 years, this work captures the story of a figure whose perspectives illuminate many of the conflicts which resonate in an uncertain society.