Fighting Words is a history of war reporting in Canada over 1,000 years, including Viking battles, the destruction of the Huron nation, and a surgeon's account of the Battle of Lake Erie. Military buffs and fans of Canadian history will be thrilled by these eyewitness accounts by journalists and non-fiction writers.

A collection of the very best war journalism created by or about Canadians at war. Each piece has an introduction describing the limits placed on the writers, their apparent biases, and the uses of the article as propaganda. The stories were chosen for their impact on the audience they were written for, their staying power, and the quality of their writing.

The book goes back to Vikings and Colonial wars, but back then there was no real reporting. By the First World War though, it's riveting stuff. There are tremendous reports from WWII by Matthew Halton, Ralph Allen, and a searing version of the Dieppe Raid by Ross Munro. You can also read the last story written by Michelle Lang before she was killed in Afghanistan.