Books by Martha Gellhorn
Martha Gellhorn (1908–1998) was an American journalist and one of the most distinguished war correspondents of the 20th century. She reported from the front lines of some of the most significant conflicts of her time, including the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War and the Vietnam War, as well as conflicts in Central America.
“Gellhorn was absolutely extraordinary. She never, never stopped. For about sixty years she was travelling the battlefields of Europe. She wrote beautifully. I can’t recommend The Face of War, which takes in all her war reporting, enough. It’s still in print, and it’s just an amazing read.” Read more...
The Best Books by War Correspondents
James MacManus, Journalist
The Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
by Martha Gellhorn, edited by Caroline Moorehead
Travels with Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn
A great inspiration - Gellhorn worked in a male world reporting with a ferocity for justice and she was a wonderful narrative writer. I also love the fact that to support herself she had to write pieces for womens' magazines and light fiction.
Interviews where books by Martha Gellhorn were recommended
The best books on Love, War, and Longing, recommended by Janine di Giovanni
War reporter tells us that her life is permeated with sense of loss and longing. She quotes her heroine Martha Gellhorn: “I have a sudden notion of why history is such a mess. Human beings do not live long enough”
The best books on Women and War, recommended by Gayle Lemmon
When war comes, women pick up the pieces, providing for families and taking up jobs previously done by men. Increasingly, women are to be found on the frontlines of combat too, as the author and journalist explains
The Best Books by War Correspondents, recommended by James MacManus
A war correspondent’s job is to be as close to the front line as possible and to provide as unbiased an account of a conflict as they can, explains the veteran journalist James MacManus. Here he selects five of the best books by war correspondents and explains why memories of that lifestyle now offer him literary inspiration.
