War in the Middle East: A Reporter's Story: Black September and the Yom Kippur War

by Wilborn Hampton

Book Overview

An award-winning journalist offers a reporter's-eye view of the Middle East conflict, from Black September to the Yom Kippur War to events of the present day.

In 1970, when the Jordanian civil war known as Black September began, U.P.I. correspondent Wilborn Hampton was sent to report on unfolding events. Holed up in the InterContinental Hotel and caught in the crossfire, he managed to get the story out. Three years later, dispatched...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763624934
• ISBN13: 9780763624934
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12