Illustrated History of the Vietnam War

Illustrated History of the Vietnam War

 

This slick, glossy picture book is held together with an equally slick and readable, if superficial, text. The combination produces an effect very like a television special: long on images, short on depth. It is an excellent compendium of the most familiar photosa burning monk, General Loan killing a prisoner during Tet, the screaming girl running naked from a napalm attack as well as many other quite striking if less famous shots. The text is clearly secondary but is generally a straightforward chronicle that shows none of the main participants in a particularly good light. Its looks and its easy summoning of bitter memory make this suitable for general collections.

 

Brian Beckett

Hardcover with d/w 263pp Blandford Press 1985 1st Ed

 

Fine/Vg

Book Code:  SH2208

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