"To many thousands of readers in the United States and abroad, Herbert L. Matthews is known as an outstanding correspondent who covered the news, and made news as well. 'A World in Revolution' is the first-hand story of Mr. Matthews' extraordinary and controversial career and also an analysis of the current world situation. With 'The New York Times' from 1922 to 1967, the author served as reporter, correspondent, bureau chief, editorial writer and member of the editorial board. He covered events ranging from Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia to the Spanish Civil War to Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution. He held posts in Paris, Rome, London, India, and other key world centers. For the first time, Mr. Matthews tells the whole story of his involvement with Fidel Castro and his subsequent conflict with the Government and the Press when Castro appeared to contradict Matthews' claims that Castro was not at first a communist. In 1957, when the world believed Castro to be dead and his movement destroyed, the author found and interviewed him in the Sierra Maestra. Interviews and subsequent articles and editorials by Mr. Matthews published in the 'Times' helped shape American policy toward Cuba. Mr. Matthews describes how error was piled on error as the nation sought a scapegoat for the 'selling out' of that island. Also controversial was the author's coverage of the Spanish Civil War, which was for him, as it was for writers such as Hemingway, Orwell and others, a turning point in understanding the gathering battle between the powers of freedom and totalitarianism. In a thrilling chapter Mr. Matthews describes the perils of covering that war and the difficulties of getting the truth into print. 'A World in Revolution is also a book about the nation's most controversial newspaper, 'The New York Times'--its virtues and flaws, its people and politics. Calling upon his more than half-century of experience Mr. Matthews sums up his views on the revolutionary course the world is taking, particularly in Latin America, an area which has long been of special interest to him. For anyone concerned about America's place in world affairs or interested in how the news is made and reported, this book will be of enduring value."--Font and back flaps of book jacket.