Frontlines

by Sean Smith

Pub October 2011 272 in Random House UK Acclaimed war photographer Sean Smith. has covered all the major conflicts of the past few years. from the Middle East with finest giving to the Congo. Frontlines-ings together some of his work . and offers both a chronicle of major flashpoints and a unique insight into modern warfare and its aftermath. Starting with the violence that erupted on the streets of Bethlehem in 2000. when Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli soldiers. Smith moves on to provide fascinating and poignant glimpses of life in Afghanistan before the US-led campaign and then the grim realities of the military onslaught and Taliban insurgency that followed. He bears witness to the devastation wrought in Lebanon by the Israeli bombardment of 2006. and the scenes of chaos in the Congo as the government clashed wi...

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First published August 29, 2011