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The memoirs of clare hollingworth, frontline reporter who worked on equal terms with men in a tough, dangerous profession. An amazing read recalling world conflicts and events from ww1 to the end of the empire in hong kong through the eyes of a woman, now superbly retold by her great nephew, patrick garrett. The thing that really matters because the future depends on it. New biography of the pioneering journalist and hong kong resident who scooped the nazi invasion of poland is a gripping account of a. And so it was with my great aunt, clare hollingworth.
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Claire hollingsworth, chopped juniors youngest champion, is inspiring children to cook through her company, claire s cooking lab. Clare hollingworth was born into an upper middle class family in rural leicestershire three years before the outbreak of the first world war. Clare hollingworth and gerda taro were two of the first female war correspondents, and their pioneering courage and conviction paved the way for many who have followed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Synopsis the memoirs of clare hollingworth, frontline reporter who worked on equal terms with men in a tough, dangerous profession. View the profiles of people named claire hollingworth. Jan 23, 2018 how the telegraphs clare hollingworth broke the news of world war ii and saved thousands from the nazis. The list of female war reporters is long and distinguished. The arabs and the west by clare hollingworth waterstones. British war correspondent clare hollingworth, who broke the news of the nazi invasion of poland that marked the beginning of world war ii, has died in hong kong at the age of 105. Patrick garrett, a former journalist and nephew to hollingworth, told the audience of his aunts extraordinary daring and resolve, a subject he is exploring in a book about her life. We will be joined by patrick garrett, hollingworths great nephew who is writing a book about her life, and jane rogoyska, author of gerda taro. Clare hollingworth was born in leicester on 10 october 1911 and spent most of her childhood on a farm.
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Clare hollingworth, reporter who broke news of world war two. British reporter clare hollingworth has a good claim on the title of scoop of the century. Jan 10, 2017 clare hollingworth and thenfiancee geoffrey hoare in the british mandate of palestine in the 1940s. Jan 10, 2017 clare hollingworth was born in leicester on 10 october 1911 and spent most of her childhood on a farm. She was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of world war ii, described as the scoop of the century. Clare hollingworth, the reporter who broke the news of world. Clare hollingworth, the reporter who broke the news of. Clare hollingworth broke the news of the nazi invasion of poland that started world war ii. Clare hollingworth, obe 10 october 1911 10 january 2017 was an english journalist and. View the profiles of people named clare hollingworth. As a reporter for the daily telegraph in 1939, while travelling from poland to germany, she spotted and reported german forces massed on the polish border. View clare hollingworths profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Even with her numerous achievements in a career spanning decades, and even following her historic scoop on the.
Her career as a traveller began on the railways of central and eastern europe. Clare hollingworth spent her career reporting on the worlds major conflicts for british newspapers. What should have been idyllic years were overshadowed by world war one. Clare didnt see the need to put much of herself into the book she was. In world war i, her father took over the running of his fathers footwear factory, and they moved to a farm near. Join facebook to connect with clare hollingworth and others you may know. The book certainly does not glamorise war reporting. But the greatgrandmother of them all was clare hollingworth mail on sunday she was a pioneer kate adie obe unputdownable alexander mccall smith one of the most unforgettable journalists i have ever met chris patten one of the inspirations behind the new bbc drama world on fire. The book is being published 50 years after she sent back her first despatches from poland as german tanks rolled in.
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The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Buy the arabs and the west by clare hollingworth from waterstones today. Clare hollingworth, who was a rookie reporter for a british newspaper when she broke the news in 1939 that world war two had begun, has died in hong kong aged 105, a close friend told reuters on. The daily telegraphpa i t is in stories from our favourite war. Todays doodle offers a glimpse into the mind of one of the worlds most inspirational and pioneering journalists, clare hollingworth a woman so keen for adventure, she kept her passport. This book records the story of clare hollingworths life and career as legendary war correspondent. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover clares connections and jobs at similar companies.
Remembering clare hollingworth, reporter who broke the. The doyenne of war correspondents, clare hollingworths first scoop. Clare hollingworth celebrates her 105th birthday at the foreign correspondents club in hong kong on october 10, 2016. Uncovering the hidden secrets of clare hollingworth, the original. She claimed the scoop of the 20th century in 1939 when, as a rookie reporter in poland, she. Clare hollingworth, obe 10 october 1911 10 january 2017 was an english journalist and author. Clare hollingworth was in poland for the telegraph when she broke news the second world war had begun.
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