num_pages: 689
description: Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the Lebanon conflict by an author who has personally witnessed the carnage of Beirut for over a decade. Fisk's book recounts the details of a terrible war but it also tells a story of betrayal and illusion, of Western blindness that had led inevitably to political and military catastrophe. Fisk's book gives us a further insight into this troubled part of the world.
language: English
title: Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War
titlecomplete: Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War
genres: Political Science, Politics, Lebanon, World History, Israel, Military Fiction, War, Nonfiction, History, Journalism
ratings_count: 2132
publisher: Oxford University Press