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Gr 6-Up Hampton chronicles his experiences as a UPI correspondent covering the 1970 Black September conflict in Jordan and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Organized chronologically, the book opens with a short prologue on the history of the region, followed by an account of the 1970 hijackings of jetliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the subsequent battles between the Palestinian guerrillas and the Jordanian army. Hampton reported on these events from a hotel in Amman, where he and other journalists were trapped during the fighting. After a short chapte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When Hampton worked for United Press International, he reported on two conflicts in the Middle East: Black September in 1970 (when members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked three airplanes, holding the passengers hostage) and the 1973 Yom Kippur War (precipitated by Egypt and Syria's attack on Israel). The great energy in Hampton's on-the-spot reporting carries the book; in both cases he works in war zones, find...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Journalist Hampton reported on Black September in 1970 and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The great energy in his on-the-spot accounts carries thi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More