Part diary and part reportage, The Soccer War is a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily for the Polish Press Agency, Kapuscinski covered twenty-seven revolutions and coups in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Here, with characteristic cogency and emotional immediacy, he recounts the stories behind his official press dispatches—searing firsthand accounts of the frightening, grotesque, and comically absurd aspects of life during war. The Soccer War is a singular work of journalism. Read more ISBN10 0679738053 ISBN13 978-0679738053 Edition Reprint Language English Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Dimensions 5.19 x 0.55 x 8 inches Item Weight 10.4 ounces Print length 240 pages Publication date February 4, 1992