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John R. MacArthur
Second Front
Censorship and Propaganda in the 1991 Gulf War
Updated with a New Preface
$21.95, £12.95 paperback
978-0-520-24231-9
Available Now
318 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches,
May 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Media Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Public Policy
May 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Media Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Public Policy
"Mr. MacArthur writes in fury at what he sees, correctly, as the press's failure to respond effectively during the gulf war to the Pentagon's well-rehearsed and openly revealed designs. With the help of the Freedom of Information Act, he presents a treasure-trove of evidence of official deception."—New York Times Book Review
"A brilliant look at the way images are shaped today under the pressures of deadlines and jingoistic war fever." --Baltimore Sun
"[A] devastating exposéÉ. [I. F.] Stone would have loved MacArthur's book."—The Nation
"A provocative, well-honed polemic."—Newsweek
Praise for the first edition:
"Nothing less than an indictment of the American news media for dereliction of duty under fire."—New York Newsday
"Wonderfully readableÉ. In Second Front Mr. MacArthur insists that from the White House on down the idea was to beat the Vietnam syndrome with a winning war, blame the messenger as unpatriotic for any bad news, and keep the American press under control and the public in the dark."—Herbert Mitgang, New York Times
"A brilliant piece of investigative reportingÉ. Second Front ought to be required reading for anyone who cares to observe how democracies can be eroded from within."—Toronto Globe and Mail
"A brilliant look at the way images are shaped today under the pressures of deadlines and jingoistic war fever." --Baltimore Sun
"[A] devastating exposéÉ. [I. F.] Stone would have loved MacArthur's book."—The Nation
"A provocative, well-honed polemic."—Newsweek
Praise for the first edition:
"Nothing less than an indictment of the American news media for dereliction of duty under fire."—New York Newsday
"Wonderfully readableÉ. In Second Front Mr. MacArthur insists that from the White House on down the idea was to beat the Vietnam syndrome with a winning war, blame the messenger as unpatriotic for any bad news, and keep the American press under control and the public in the dark."—Herbert Mitgang, New York Times
"A brilliant piece of investigative reportingÉ. Second Front ought to be required reading for anyone who cares to observe how democracies can be eroded from within."—Toronto Globe and Mail
Now updated with a new preface that examines the current conflict in Iraq, this brilliant work of investigative reporting reveals the government's assault on the constitutional freedoms of the American media during Operation Desert Storm. John R. MacArthur's engaging and provocative account is as essential and alarming today as when the first paperback edition was published ten years ago.
Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War, by John R. MacArthur