![]() ![]() He specialised in awkward places at awkward times, reporting on the conflict in the Balkans, the Middle East, Africa and south Asia. ![]() Tim was a journalist at the Daily Telegraph from 1990-2009, serving as chief war correspondent, Africa bureau chief and Middle East correspondent. His most recent book, The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War, published in May 2014, saw Tim retracing the journey of Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and thereby fired the opening shots of the First World War. ![]() His second book, Chasing the Devil, published recently to critical acclaim, sees him trekking 350 miles through the war-torn, complex and forbidding region of Liberia and Sierra Leone. With his continued passion for adventure, Tim went back for more. His first book, Blood River, used an account of an epic journey he made through the Congo to unravel this troubled country’s history.īlood River, became Britain’s most talked about travel book of recent years, achieving top spot on the UK best seller list and being translated into six languages. Tim Butcher is a best selling author, journalist and public speaker. ![]()
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