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Original Title:	War Junkie
ISBN:	0552149845 (ISBN13: 9780552149846)
Edition Language:	English

War Junkie Paperback | Pages: 544 pages

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Title	:	War Junkie
Author	:	Jon Steele
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 544 pages
Published	:	June 2nd 2003 by Corgi (first published 2002)
Categories	:	War. Nonfiction. Biography. Military Fiction

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Jon Steele is a war junkie. Soon after starting work as an ITN cameraman, he began to feel strangely at home in the kind of places ordinary people get evacuated from. Before long, he was living for the rush which comes as bullets fly past your head and bombs explode at your feet. Normal life just couldn't compete...

In Georgia, Jon filmed on the last flight out of the besieged airport at Sokhumi, as the plane took off in the dead of night, all lights extinguished, going the wrong way down the runway, directly towards the nearby steep and virtually invisible mountain range while Abkhazian soldiers fired off random anti-aircraft shells in their general direction.
In Moscow, he filmed in the midst of chaos as armed rebels and Militia fought bloodthirsty, hand-to-hand battles on the streets around him.
In Rwanda, he filmed the horrific aftermath to the most brutal massacre of modern times - and his own neck got far too close to the edge of a machete for comfort.
In Zaire, he filmed endless fields full of young children deranged by hunger and ravaged by cholera.
In Bosnia, Jon realised that he had, in fact, seen and filmed more than he could cope with, and finally spiralled out of control, deep into emotional meltdown.

But somehow War Junkie is also an incredibly funny and exhilarating book. The humour is dark but sharp as broken glass. The action comes so thick and fast you can forget to breathe.

War Junkie is shocking, hilarious, deeply moving and, ultimately, it packs a powerful psychological punch. It will challenge everything you thought you knew about modern warfare as it shines an unforgiving spotlight into some of the darkest recesses of recent history.

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Ratings: 4.1 From 201 Users | 18 Reviews

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A great read to whomever wanted to be a war cameraop

Real people real places, certainly a tribute to brave war journos. The book is fast paced, haunting and punctuated with humour - quite an unlikely combination but that's what makes it a page turner. Don't snack while you read this book..you'll feel too guilty to swallow!

An amazing read and provides some insight to events like Bosnia, Rwanda etc that have been missing. Steele shares his personal experiences and what he saw in a sensative and respectful manner to the victims without being goulish or underplaying them.

This is one of the most brutal books I've ever read, the part that makes is worse is that it's based on what John Steele actually witnessed and not just fiction.John Steele brings you with him on his journeys and you really feel like you're a part of the story, how he manages to really capture the visual with words is really amazing.Without doubt worth a read.

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4.5

Early one Saturday morning when I was ten one of my dad's parishioners rode his bicycle with his infant son over for breakfast. Apparently I was the only one awake, answering the door in my jammies with sleep still in my eyes, and we talked a good while, watching his son play. I kinda remember the morning, or more accurately, I remember the wide front porch, the part of our circular gravel drive where he undoubtedly parked his bike and the way the early morning sun cast gold and silver light