Charles Glass
American-British journalist and author on the Middle East and the world wars.
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- Charles Glass is an American-British author, journalist, broadcaster and publisher.
- He was ABC News's chief Middle East correspondent from 1983 to 1993, and in 1987 was held hostage in Lebanon for 62 days, which he describes in Tribes with Flags.
- His later books are histories of the two world wars.
Key facts
- Born
- 1951, Los Angeles; holds US and UK citizenship1
- Books
- Tribes with Flags (1991); Money for Old Rope (1992); The Tribes Triumphant (2006); Americans in Paris; Deserter (2014); They Fought Alone (2018)1
- Earlier
- Correspondent for Newsweek and The Observer; publisher of Charles Glass Books1
- Fellow
- Royal Historical Society; New America1
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