Books By Sandy Gall - Author

Henderson Alexander "Sandy" Gall, CMG, CBE (born 1 October 1927) is a Scottish journalist, author, and former ITN news presenter whose career as a journalist has spanned more than 50 years. 

He was the first ITN journalist to report the Vietnam War when the United States Marines landed on 8 March 1965. He returned to Vietnam several times until 1975 when Saigon fell and he was forcibly removed from the country by the communist authorities. Gall reported from Afghanistan on many occasions, has written several books about Afghanistan, and made three documentaries during the Soviet-Afghan War. 

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the people of Afghanistan.

Gall retired from ITN in 1991, but has continued television work and writing. He became the World Affairs Expert on LBC radio in 2003. His daughter, Carlotta Gall, covers Afghanistan and Pakistan for The New York Times.