John Sack (March 24, 1930 – March 27, 2004) was an American literary journalist and war correspondent. He was the only journalist to cover each American war over half a century.

Biography

Sack was born in

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. His work appeared in such periodicals as '' Harper's'', ''

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''. He was a war correspondent in

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and the former

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. A reporter, researcher and later a stringer for CBS News in Spain, he authored ten books, including the controversial title '' An Eye for an Eye: The Untold Story of Jewish Revenge Against Germans in 1945'', which described cases of persecution of Germans by Jews in post–World War II Polish internment camps.''An Eye for An Eye: The Story of Jews Who Sought Revenge for the Holocaust''. Sack, John. ()

Death

He died on March 27, 2004, three days after his 74th birthday, from prostate cancer in

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''New York Times'' obituary
He was survived by a sister, Lois Edelstein.

Publications

* 1952: '' The Butcher: The Ascent of

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'' New York: Rinehart & Co. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 52-7159 * 1959: ''

Report from Practically Nowhere ''Report from Practically Nowhere'' is a 1959 humorous travelogue by American journalist John Sack, illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The book consists of thirteen profiles of microstates, principalities, autonomous areas, and other places visited ...

'' * 1971: ''Lieutenant Calley: his own story''; s told toJohn Sack. New York: Viking Press. ** 1971: ''Body count: Lieutenant Calley's story''; as told to John Sack. London: Hutchinson, 1971. * 1982: ''Fingerprint''. New York: Random House * 1985: ''M''. New York: Avon Books. Reissued in 1986 by Corgi Children's. * 1993: ''

An Eye for an Eye "An eye for an eye" ( hbo, עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן, ) is a commandment found in the Book of Exodus 21:23–27 expressing the principle of reciprocal justice measure for measure. The principle exists also in Babylonian law. In Roman c ...

''. New York, NY: BasicBooks (about Lola Potok Ackerfeld Blatt) * 1995: ''Company C: the real war in Iraq''. New York: William Morrow;

References

External links

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"John Sack, 74, Correspondent Who Reported From Battlefields"
by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, ''The New York Times'', March 31, 2004

1966 Esquire article "M", aka "Oh my God — we hit a little girl."
1930 births 2004 deaths American male journalists Deaths from prostate cancer Deaths from cancer in California Jewish American writers American war correspondents 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews {{US-journalist-1930s-stub