{"product_id":"2026100011099-secondhand-at-the-barricades","title":"At The Barricades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew journalists in the twentieth century lived as close to the fire as Wilfred Burchett — a man who reported from the front lines of history's most consequential conflicts, from World War II through the wars of Southeast Asia. At the Barricades is Burchett's sweeping memoir, chronicling forty years of on-the-ground journalism across Korea, Vietnam, China, and beyond, presenting an unfiltered account of revolutionary movements and Cold War confrontations as witnessed by one of the most controversial and fearless correspondents of his era. With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Harrison E. Salisbury, the narrative immerses the reader in the dust and ideology of mid-century geopolitical upheaval, seen through the eyes of a man who was often the only Western reporter present.\n\nBurchett's prose is urgent and unapologetic, reflecting a career defined by his willingness to report from the other side — a stance that earned him both admiration and fierce condemnation in his native Australia and the broader Western world. The memoir argues powerfully for a journalism rooted in witness rather than political convenience, illustrating the profound human cost of proxy wars and imperial ambition. Published by Quartet Books across their London, Melbourne, and New York imprints, this is a document of a life lived in extraordinary times — and a testament that leaves the reader questioning who, ultimately, gets to write the history of war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572921471195,"sku":"2026100011099-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c0437831-fe1d-4a9c-bc40-b37635347f2c.png?v=1791167581","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011099-secondhand-at-the-barricades","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}