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Philip Johnes Griffiths - Vietnam war pic
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Great photographer,try and get his book Vietnam Inc
I intend to. Lots of things happened in that war that are questionable.
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Got it on order from Amazon and a 2nd hand copy of Vietnam Inc., as mentioned by simonblue. Read a few Vietnam books of late, but like to read numerous accounts.
I agree, but that's probably true of most wars.
You could also try "Chickenhawk" (Robert Mason) and "365 Days" (Robert Glasser).
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I read Chickenhawk a few years ago.
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Been one of my favourite photographers for many years
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Let us know how you get on with both
Both books arrived yesterday. Made a start on Vietnam Inc. last night. Very impressed with the content. The text is informative and the pics have a strong "gritty" appeal.
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That was really good. He sounds like a very decent fella and a very good photographer
"Theres a war memorial in Washington for the US killed which is 150 metres long. If we built one for the Vietnamese, it'd be 9 miles long"..... That sums up war to me. It's always been the normal people on the ground that suffer while the generals stay tucked up at home. And it's not getting much better with drone wars
Glad I seen that, cheers
"Theres a war memorial in Washington for the US killed which is 150 metres long. If we built one for the Vietnamese, it'd be 9 miles long"..... That sums up war to me. It's always been the normal people on the ground that suffer while the generals stay tucked up at home. And it's not getting much better with drone wars
Glad I seen that, cheers
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http://www.musarium.com/stories/vietnaminc/large.lasso?-SkipRecords=20
That is a very potent image from the book. The narrative describes how the woman's husband and other men who were hiding in a tunnel were killed. Shortly afterwards the troops left and called down artillery fire that killed all the remaining people.
That is a very potent image from the book. The narrative describes how the woman's husband and other men who were hiding in a tunnel were killed. Shortly afterwards the troops left and called down artillery fire that killed all the remaining people.