No Ordinary Assignment
Appearance
![]() 2023 dust cover | |
Author | Jane Ferguson |
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Subject | Ferguson, Jane; War Press coverage; Women war correspondents Northern Ireland |
Genre | Biography, memoir |
Set in | Modern combat zones |
Published | July 2023 |
Publisher | Mariner Books |
Media type | Print, Digital, Audio |
Pages | 310+ |
ISBN | 9780063272248 0063272245 |
OCLC | 1385405906 |
Website | HarperCollins |
No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir, written by Jane Ferguson, chronicles her career as a Middle East and South Asia war correspondent spanning thirteen years. Ferguson has reported from the battle zones of modern war in such places as Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine and so on. She also chronicles her childhood growing up amidst the Irish Republican Army insurgency during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, which were formative years that led to her career as a network news reporter and war correspondent. The book was published in July 2023 by Mariner Books of New York.[1][2][3]
See also
Related memoirs:
- A Journey by Tony Blair
- At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA by George Tenet
- Decision Points by George W. Bush
References
- ^ Becker, Elizabeth (6 July 2023). "A Brutally Honest Exploration of What It Means to be a War Reporter". The New York Times.
- ^ Chamlee, Virginia (July 10, 2023). "War Reporter Jane Ferguson Details Life Beyond the Combat Zones in Personal New Biography". People magazine. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "NO ORDINARY ASSIGNMENT | Kirkus Reviews". July 11, 2023.
Further reading
- "Jane Ferguson New Yorker contributions". The New Yorker. July 13, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Author's web page
- Book excerpt. "Prologue". PBS NewsHour.
- Author interview. PBS NewsHour. Video.
- Author interview. WGN Chicago. Video.
- Author interview. MSNBC. Video.
- ISBN 9780063272248
Categories:
- Memoir stubs
- 2023 non-fiction books
- British memoirs
- Books about war
- Books about the Middle East
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) books
- Books about Syria
- Books about Ireland
- Books about the United States military
- Books about Yemen
- Books about Somalia
- Books about journalism
- History books about the 21st century
- History books about the United States
- Books about military history
- Books about Ukraine