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Vietnam: the Real War

A Photographic History by the Associated Press

Vietnam: the Real War( )
Author: Hamill, Pete
ISBN:978-1-4197-0864-0
Publication Date:Oct 2013
Publisher:Abrams, Inc.
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $40.00
Book Description:

To cover the Vietnam War, the Associated Press gathered an extraordinary group of superb photojournalists in its Saigon bureau, creating one of the great photographic legacies of the 20th century. Collected here are images that tell the story of the war that left a deep and lasting impression on American life. These are pictures that both recorded and made history, taken by unbelievably courageous photojournalists. In a moving essay, writer Pete Hamill, who reported from Vietnam in...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10.25 x 10.75 x 1.25 Inches
Book Weight:3.66 Pounds
Author Biography
Hamill, Pete (Author)
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Irish immigrant parents on June 24, 1935, Pete Hamill attended Mexico City College, Pratt Institute, and The School of Visual Arts before starting a career in journalism. In 1960, Hamill accepted an entry-level job at the New York Post, becoming a columnist five years later. Hamill subsequently worked as a columnist for the New York Daily News and the Village Voice.

Later working as a contributing editor at Esquire, Hamill has written articles for the New York Times magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, and Playboy magazine, among others. He is also an accomplished novelist, having written more than a dozen books, including his national best-selling memoir, A Drinking Life, and the novels Snow in August; Why Sinatra Matters; and Lost Cities, Vanished Friends.

Pete Hamill died on August 5, 2020 at the age of 85.

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