“On All Fronts takes the reader on a riveting journey of storytelling…From Russia to China to Syria, [she] navigate[s] the most intense of human experiences while finding the tools to stay emotional.”
"Funny, fascinating, heart-breaking and heroic....Ward has an extraordinary tale to tell."--Anderson Cooper, author of Dispatches from the EdgeThe recipient of multiple Peabody and Murrow awards, Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, she has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Egypt, and Afghanistan, Ward, who speaks seven languages, has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented the violent remaking of the world at close range. With her deep empathy, Ward finds a way to tell the hardest stories. On All Fronts is the riveting account of Ward's singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism. Following a privileged but lonely childhood, Ward found her calling as an international war correspondent in the aftermath of 9/11. From her early days in the field, she was embedding with marines at the height of the Iraq War and
