This is a book of poetry after the fact. Paired with chapters written by writers, it's a nice concise way of remembering. I explored this book after getting Requiem (edited by Tim Page) - which alongside this, are truly fine books which capture the war and human condition in retrospect. Photographs capture Vietnam in a way that the movies never would - arresting the moment and capturing above all, the humanity and the spirit of those there. The Americans could never make sense of Vietnam until it was too late - just as the Vietnamese found themselves caught in a conflict that served no-one. Books like this capture the chaos, confusion and turmoil but in a poignant way.
Catherine Leroy has since passed on, but this book remains.
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Under Fire: Great Photographers and Writers in Vietnam Unknown Binding
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Catherine Leroy
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Under Great Photographers and Writers in Vietnam
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherRandom House
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Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2005
I first met Catherine Leroy on the Bien Hoa airfield as the 173D Airborne Brigade prepared for Operation Junction City, the only parachute assult of that war. A diminutive blonde French woman, barely in her twenties, Ms Leroy was tough as nails and "cute as a button". I managed to take a photograph of her rigged in her parachute and "armed" with a pair if Leika cameras just before we boarded our aircraft (see the insert inside the back of the dust cover). Cathe was a no nonsense professional then as she is now. She and her colleagues have done a magnificent job of portraying the reality of war. "Under Fire" is a must read, not only for veterans of all wars but, especially for those other souls who have not experienced the realities of combat. Through first rate up close and personal photography, with associated narrative and comment, Cathe and her "band of brothers" have brought "great dignity to what might otherwise be viewed as a vulgar brawl". "5 - Star"
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2012
- Dear Customers who plan to purchase "Under Fire", These Photo's took me Back to Nam - Thank You Photograhers and Writers -