Under the Wire, Paul Conroy
Under the Wire, Paul Conroy
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Under the Wire
Marie Colvin's Final Assignment

Author: Paul Conroy

Narrator: James Clamp

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2013

Synopsis

Marie Colvin, described as "the greatest war correspondent of her generation," was killed in a rocket attack in February 2012 while reporting on the desperate suffering of civilians inside Syria's besieged Homs. Paul Conroy, who had forged a close bond with Colvin as they put their lives on the line time and time again to report from some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones, was with her. Under the Wire is Paul's gripping, visceral and moving account of their friendship, and in particular, the final year he spent alongside Marie.When Marie and Paul were smuggled into Syria by rebel forces, they found themselves trapped in one of the most hellish neighborhoods on earth. Fierce barrages of heavy artillery fire rained down on the buildings surrounding them, killing and maiming hundreds of civilians. Marie was killed by a rocket which also blew hole in Paul's thigh, big enough to put his hand through. Bleeding profusely, short of food and water and in excruciating pain, Paul then endured five days of intense bombardment before being evacuated in a daring escape involving a motorbike ride through a tunnel, crawling through enemy terrain, and finally climbing a 12-foot-high wall.Astonishingly vivid, heart-stoppingly dramatic and shot through with the darkest of humor, in Under the Wire Paul Conroy shows what it means to a be a war reporter in the 21st century. His is a story of two brave people drawn together by a shared compulsion to bear witness.

About Paul Conroy

Paul Conroy is a former British soldier. As a photographer and filmmaker whose work spans 15 years, he has reported on the conflicts in Iraq, the Congo, Kosovo, Libya and Syria. He has worked in warzones all over the world, taking photographs and making films for the BBC, Sky TV and the Sunday Times, amongst others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lawren

This is a difficult one. The story was great but the writing was not. I made the comment to myself a few times while reading: "Well he's not a writer, he's a photographer.." - Also, when it got to the part where Marie died, that was it. There were a few comments on breaking the news to some others a......more

Goodreads review by Rupert

Veteran war photographer, Paul Conroy, has written a compelling and direct book on his experiences in 2012 covering the conflict in Syria while working alongside American journalist, Marie Colvin. Weaving between the Syrian narratives, he also describes their adventures, the year before, in Libya du......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

Paul Conroy is a photographer. It would be naive of anyone to read this book expecting Paul to write in a way other more experienced authors would. Sometimes the writing style can be somewhat basic, inhibiting the flow of the read, however (to the best of my knowledge) Conroy’s first endeavour into......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra

This is a difficult one to review. Mostly because you feel a cow for giving a book like this three stars when the author risked life and limb to write it. But there were a few too many tunnels and bombs and rockets for me - as indeed for the poor author I imagine. I was left feeling both gobsmacked......more

Goodreads review by LAPL

"Where are all the men?" the editor asked Marie Colvin, who would not abandon hundreds of refugees in war-ravaged East Timor, and answered, "I suppose they just don't make men like they used to." They may not make war journalists, male or female, to match the likes of Marie Colvin who was one of the......more

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