Christopher Buckley (journalist)
Christopher Buckley | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date |
| Died | August 12, 1950 (aged 45) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, historian, war correspondent, author |
| Known for | War correspondent for The Daily Telegraph during World War II; author of Road to Rome and official military histories; novelist of crime fiction |
Christopher Buckley (22 May 1905 – 12 August 1950) was a distinguished British journalist and historian associated with The Daily Telegraph. He pursued military history studies at Oxford before commencing his profession as a war correspondent in 1940. His frontline dispatches during World War II gained him widespread international acclaim. Buckley penned Road to Rome, An Account of Military Operations in Italy, 1943–44 (1945) along with official military histories published by His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO). Additionally, he authored two novels: Rain Before Seven (1947), recognized as a significant contribution to crime fiction, and Royal Chase (1949).
In 1950, while reporting on the Korean War, Buckley lost his life due to a landmine explosion, alongside fellow journalist Ian Morrison and Colonel M. K. Unni Nayar. His final resting place is at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
The 2015 publication The Trio by Richard Knott explores Buckley's tenure as a war correspondent and his professional connections with Alexander Clifford and Alan Moorehead.