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Larry Burrows: Vietnam

Larry Burrows: Vietnam( )
Author: Burrows, Larry
Introduction by: Halberstam, David
ISBN:978-0-375-41102-1
Publication Date:Oct 2002
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Knopf
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $50.00
Book Description:

In the heat of battle, in the devastated countryside, among troops and civilians equally hurt by the savagery of war, Larry Burrows photographed the conflict in Vietnam from 1962, the earliest days of American involvement, until 1971, when he died in a helicopter shot down on the Vietnam–Laos border. His images, published inLifemagazine, brought the war home, scorching the consciousness of the public and inspiring much of the anti-war sentiment that convulsed...
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Book Details
Pages:244
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War
Photography / Photojournalism
Photography / Individual Photographers / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):9.74 x 12.3 x 1.07 Inches
Book Weight:4.044 Pounds
Author Biography
Burrows, Larry (Author)
David Halberstam was born on April 10, 1934 in New York City and later attended Harvard University. After graduating in 1955, Halberstam worked at a small daily newspaper until he attained a position at the Nashville Tennessean.

Halberstam has written over 20 books including The Children, a written account of his coverage of the Civil Rights Movement; The Best and Brightest, which was a bestseller; and The Game and October, 1964, both detailing his fascination of sports. Halberstam also won a Pulitzer Prize for his reports on the Vietnam War while working for the New York Times. He was killed in a car crash on April 23, 2007 at the age of 73.

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