Vietnam : the real war

Book 2013

"The Vietnam War has left a deep and lasting impression in American life, from its impact on the men and women who fought in it, to the journalists and photographers who covered it, to the millions of Americans who protested against it or supported it. Thanks to an uncensored press, the world knew and saw more of this war than any in history before or since. The Associated Press made an unprecedented commitment to reporting the conflict: It gathe...

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Photojournalism Vietnam History

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Pictorial works

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Press coverage

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ISBN:

9781419708640
1419708643

Description:

303 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 x 27 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Prologue : the French debacle, 1945-1954
U.S. into the breach, 1954-1964
Escalation by land and air, 1964-65
Raging war, rising dissent, 1966-67
Tet as turning point, 1968
From peak to pullback, 1969-71
Heading for the fall, 1972-75
Epilogue : reconciliation

LCCN:

2013009614

Control Number:

931039

Other Authors:

Associated Press, photographer
Hamill, Pete, 1935-2020 writer of added text

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