Ambushed: A Reporter's Life on the Line

While still in high school, Ian Stewart dreamed of exploring the world. Soon after his graduation from journalism school in 1991, he was reporting from the most far-flung and troubled corners of the globe, and by the age of 32, he was appointed West Africa bureau chief for the Associated Press. His award-winning and hard-hitting coverage while at the AP focused on the growing number of wars that continue to plague the continent. Stewart was appalled not only by the level of cruelty he witnessed but also by the indifference of the outside world. Although he had reported from some of the most dangerous places on earth, none were more dangerous than Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Few journalists dared venture there, but Ian Stewart was one of them. On January 10, 1999, Stewart and two colleagues were ambushed as they drove through the streets of Freetown. One of his colleagues was killed instantly, and Stewart, shot in the head, was left paralyzed and clinging to life. Airlifted to London, he has since made a remarkable recovery. Ambushed: A War Reporter's Life on the Line is the unforgettable, moving and at times terrifying story of a war correspondent who became a casualty of the war he covered, but who survived-against all odds-to tell the story. The Moving, sometimes terrifying story of a war reporter who became a casualty of the war he covered, but who survived to tell the tale.