Shooting Balibo; Blood and Memory in East Timor

Viking, Camberwell, Victoria, 2009. First Edition. Photographic Card. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. (8), 3-310, (4) pages, and acknowledgements. Colour photographic cover with black, white and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. previous owner's' names on first page; no other damage to describe. Minor creasing to the book corners. In 1975 Tony Maniaty flew to the then Portuguese colony of East Timor. He and other journalists were there when Indonesia invaded East Timor. He and his news crew escaped East Timor, five other journalists were not so lucky and were killed by Indonesian troops. He reported what he saw and faced death threats and fled before the Indonesian army. After East Timor gained independence from Indonesia he flew with the film crew making 'Balibo' he then ".. retraces his days of danger, and dance with José Ramos-Horta as the independence fighter-turned-president red covers from an assassination attempt. But Maniaty's real purpose is to visit Balibo for the first time since 1975. When he steps into the burnt-out house where his colleagues were slaughtered thirty-three years ago, past and present collide before his eyes." -- From the front fold over panel blurb. Full number line. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Journalism; Military History -- Modern; ISBN: 067007358X. ISBN/EAN: 9780670073580. Inventory No: 0248210. . 9780670073580