Cold War Correspondent (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #11) - (Hardcover)

About the Book

Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Korean War correspondent Marguerite Higgins, who risked her life in dangerous situations to provide eyewitness accounts of many of the major events of the war.

Book Synopsis

Discover the Korean War through the eyes of a journalist who covered it in Nathan Hale's Cold War Correspondent, a Hazardous Tale in the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series.

Reporter Marguerite Higgins risked her life in one dangerous situation after another--all for the sake of a good story. Then she was told that women didn't belong on the frontlines and ordered away from the action. Cold War Correspondent is a view of the Korean War and the story of this brave reporter.

In 1950, tensions were high on the Korean peninsula, where a border drawn after WWII split the country into North and South. When the North Korean army crossed the border with Soviet tanks, it was war.

Higgins was there when the Communists captured Seoul. She fled with the refugees heading south, but when the bridges were blown over the Han River, she was trapped in enemy territory.

Her eyewitness account of the invasion was a newspaper smash hit. But then the United States Army officially ordered her out of Korea. She appealed to General Douglas MacArthur, and he personally lifted the ban on female war correspondents, which allowed her the chance to report on many of the major events of the Korean War.

"These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." --New York Times

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales! Read them all--if you dare!

• One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1)
• Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2)
• Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3)
• Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4)
• The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5)
• Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6)
• Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7)
• Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8)
• Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9)
• Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10)
• Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11)
• Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)
• Bones and Bersekers: 13 True Tales of Terror from American History (#13)
• Web of War: A World War II Tale (#14)

Review Quotes

"Beyond Higgins' personal, gripping story, Hale coherently and accurately conveys the factors that led to the Korean War, the political gambling by the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and battle strategies. . .Exciting reportorial derring-do." -- "Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author

Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner-nominated creator of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. Known for making history thrilling, funny, and unforgettable, his hit graphic novel series spans iconic events--from the American Revolution and Civil War to World War aviation and true tales of historical terror. Hale is also the author-illustrator of the hilarious graphic novel series The Mighty Bite and standalone graphic novels One Trick Pony and Apocalypse Taco. He lives in the mountains of Utah. Visit him online at nathanhaleauthor.com.