Reporting the war : freedom of the press from the American revolution to the War on terrorism / John Byrne Cooke.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-266) and index.

1. Conceived in Liberty: The American Revolution (1775-1783) -- 2. The Halls of Montezuma: The Mexican War (1846-1848) -- 3. A House Divided: The Civil War (1861-1865) -- 4. Remember the Maine: The Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902) -- 5. The Great War: World War I (1914-1918) -- 6. The Good War: World War II (1939-1945) -- 7. Home by Christmas: The Korean War (1950-1953) -- 8. Quagmire: Vietnam (1954-1975) -- 9. Desert Storm: Iraq (1991) -- 10. September 11th and Afghanistan: The War on Terrorism (2001-2003) -- 11. Iraqi Freedom: Iraq (2003-) -- 12. The Long War: The War on Terrorism (2004-).

"In Reporting the War, award-winning author John Byrne Cooke - son of veteran journalist Alistair Cooke - brings to life the contentious relationship between the press and the American government in wartime from the Revolution to the present day. At a time when the debate over the role of the free press is as contentious as ever before, Cooke explores how the press has opposed war policies, how the government has tried to intimidate and suppress dissenting opinion, and how the press as worked to inform the public while preserving the principles of the Founding Fathers." "In his trademark narrative, Cooke scrutinizes the relationship between the press and the government from little-known encroachments on the First Amendment by President Lincoln to the recently uncovered manipulations of the press by the Bush administration. Reporting the War charts a journey in the vital debates over war and peace from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism."--BOOK JACKET.