The Age of the Warrior: Selected Writings

As some of the other reviewers have already noted,this isn't as good as "Pity The Nation" and/or "The Great war For Civilisation".Faithful readers of "The Independent" may give it a miss as most,if not all,of this was originally published there.The rest of us may find some suprises here.Fisky ruminating about his journalistic apprenticeship in Newcastle,his amateur film criticism,more writing about his family-following on from one of the themes in "The Great War For Civilisation"-are not what you expect from him,and there is a fair whack of his weekly columns from Beirut commenting on the latest follies of the Middle East.Contrary to what his enemies allege,it's clear from this that Fisk despises dictators and authoritarians in the Middle East as much as meddling outsiders.US readers may be suprised that Fisk isn't a deranged anti-Israeli,his criticisms are based on fact and reason.Despite all that, I'd save up the pennies and buy "The Great War For Civilisation"-far better all round,if a fair bit more expensive.

Robert Fisks book is different than his others, a selection of articles and writings dating from before 2000 to the present year 2008, relating to the Middle East.Reading it one can see the story unfold, the plots, sub plots, and chapters new in the story of the conquest of the Middle East, where events affect us here in Britain, warping our minds enough for us to wish total annihilation upon our 'enemy' - hence we live in the 'Age of the Warrior', where we're all involved!As usual it's riveting reading, Fisks writing style is beyond any other journalist I've come across before and hits you right between the eyes with its brutal portrayal of reality. A brilliant work, enlightening and honest.

A great collection of Fisk articles that give you a real sense of what he is about. Within it he covers aspects of the middle-east as you'd expect but also touches on many other subjects.Fisk is a fine example of the honesty and integrity that is missing from the generic, message managed, mainstream media that is so hard to escape from these days.

For some reason I never warmed to Robert Fisk that much. However, this book changed my mind. It's a great read and once I started reading I couldn't put it down. This is one of those books that I'll read again and again

Insightful perspectives from a rare breed of journalist who always remembers the context and ask questions. Worryingly for us today, most journalists do not come close to his standards - we should be asking why.

Excellent book. If this man was a leading politician we more than likely wouldn't have a Middle East Crisis. Sadly he's just a brilliant journalist instead.A must read for any xenophobic who wants to blame it all on those 'muslims".

Robert Fisk is a master of his craft, this book shows his skill as a journalist, if you wish to understand the Middle East, buy this book with The Road to civilisation and Pity the Nation.

5* - Excellent book - A quality read, puts a new spin on the spoon fed blame culture news shoved down our throats by the western press