At Home to Raw War

The telegram enabled journalists to publish information speedily on the Crimea War; the telephone provided a channel for the news of the First World War; film and radio gave the public more access to the scenes of the Second World War. Vietnam and the Falklands were depicted through the television channels. Now the Iraqi War is the first major conflict to reach us directly via Internet connections. From the desert to the desktop come the sights and sounds of the battlefield.