WOMAN AT WAR

Kate Adie dressed in camouflage is a scene that will be stay in the minds of many. Kate has reported from many war zones all over the world. She joined the BBC in 1979 and became the BBC’s chief news correspondent in 1989. Drawing from her journalistic experiences she has put pen to paper and has written two books, The Kindness Of Strangers and Corsets to Camouflage.

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
(Headline)

What is it like to be a woman in war? How does it feel to work in dangerous areas with no fresh water, no electricity and in an environment with burn-out houses? Kate Adie’s autobiography opens the view behind the camera. She takes the reader to the heart of the action and shows the daily work as a television reporter of the battlefield. Besides the problems she also explains how to find friendship and fun in the worst situations.

CORSETS TO CAMOUFLAGE
(Hodder & Stoughton)

Resistance fighter, Nurses or Reporters – the second book by Kate Adie Corsets To Camouflage is about the variety of roles women played during war time. Besides stories about brave women in wars Kate also describes the plight of many of the unsung heroes of the war effort. This book is a fascinating history of women and their often problematic relationship with war.