Erik Durschmied was born in Vienna in 1930. After the Second World War he emigrated to Canada. A television war correspondent for the BBC and CBS, Durschmied covered every major crisis including Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Belfast, Beirut, Chile, Cuba and Afghanistan. Winner of numerous awards, Newsweek wrote ‘Durschmied is a supremely gifted reporter who has transformed the media he works in.’ And in Le Monde: ‘He’s survived more battles than any living general.’ He lives in Paris and Provence with his family.
ERIK DURSCHMIED生于1930年的维也纳。二战后移居加拿大。在担任BBC电视台和CBS的战地记者时，他参与报道了所有国际重大事件，不管是在越南、伊朗、伊拉克、贝鲁特还是智利、古巴、抑或者是在阿富汗。新闻周刊是这样评论ERIK的：“他是个极富天赋的记者，他改变了整个媒体。”他亲临过的战场可不任何一位尚未战死的将军多得多。