ABC News' Martha Raddatz on 'The Hero Next Door,' her collection of veterans’ stories
About this episode
Martha Raddatz discusses her new book, 'The Hero Next Door,' which features stories of veterans from her extensive military reporting.
Martha Raddatz has reported on the U.S. military for more than 30 years. Now she’s out with a new book: The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose. It’s a collection of veterans’ stories from her years covering war on the frontlines and from the Pentagon. It’s important, Raddatz tells NPR’s Steve Inskeep, “to know the people who are over there performing these duties for us.” In today’s episode, Raddatz joins Inskeep to discuss the decades of tough and bloody reporting that culminated in the book, and why she believes in telling veterans’ stories both during and after war. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Steve Inskeep
Guest: Martha Raddatz
Topics covered
- veterans' stories
- military reporting
- patriotism
- war coverage
- book discussion
Keywords
- Martha Raddatz
- Steve Inskeep
- veterans
- military
- book
- reporting
- patriotism
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Organizations: ABC News, NPR
Books & works: The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose
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