From the beginning of World War II through the early days of Vietnam, photojournalist and war correspondent Dickey Chapelle chased dangerous assignments her male colleagues wouldn't touch. She dove out of planes, faked her own kidnapping, and endured the mockery of male associates before dying on assignment in Vietnam in 1965, the first American female journalist killed while covering combat. In First to the Front, Lorissa Rinehart uncovers the life and unparalleled achievements of this true pioneer, and the mark she would make on history.