Lost Over Laos - A True Story of Tragedy, Mystery, and Friendship

Informationen zum Autor Richard Pyle covered the Vietnam War for the Associated Press for nearly five years and was bureau chief in Saigon from 1970 to 1973. Now based in New York, he covers politics and breaking news for the AP. Klappentext In 1971, as American forces hastened their withdrawal from Vietnam, a helicopter was hit by enemy fire over Laos and exploded in a fireball, killing four top combat photographers: Larry Burrows of Life magazine, Henri Huet of Associated Press, Kent Potter of United Press International, and Keisaburo Shimamoto of Newsweek. The remoteness of the crash site made a recovery attempt impossible. When the war ended four years later, the war zone was sealed off and the helicopter incident faded from the headlines. But two journalist colleagues-the authors of this book-returned to Laos twenty-seven years later to resolve mysteries about the crash and pay homage to their lost friends. Zusammenfassung "Deeply moving...an excellent short history of an important part of the Vietnam War...a fascinating insider's look at the rugged life of civilian photographers during wartime."-Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Horst Faas, Faas Horst, Richard Pyle, Richard Faas Pyle, Pyle Richard
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2004
• EAN: 9780306812514
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81251-4
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Vietnam, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, PHOTOGRAPHY / Photojournalism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Asian History, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Vietnam War, Photographic reportage, Photojournalism and documentary photography, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General