The book lives up to its billing as a piece of work that will help americans more fully understand. He appears in the vietnam documentary by ken burns and lynn novick. By the photographers who died in vietnam and indochina. The events of the book are set in hong kong during the vietnam war.
His current effort is not a history but instead presents the work of north vietnamese photographers. Dee, isbn 1566630797 nam the vietnam war experience 196575 authors. Vietnam war, 19611975, vietnam war 19611975, vietnam war, 19611975. Oh, and hes the author of nine books, including the widely. We also suggest you take them along on your trip as they can be so beneficial when you get lost, or when you try to find activities to fill in spare time in a day. In august of 1969, a year after leaving his home in worthington, minn. Tim page with sean flynn errol flynns son, who disappeared in vietnam at a hovercraft base, dong tam, east of the perfume river, 1968. Tim page paxsewikipedia for page, one of the most important photographers of the vietnam war, the discovery was an urgent reminder that his.
A photojournalist recalls the unvarnished truth of vietnam. Tim page became world renowned for his coverage of the vietnam war. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. Accomplished british journalist page provides running commentary on the war, and the photographers experiences and reminiscences, particularly those who worked with the vietcong guerrillas in the south. Then he moved across the border to vietnam, just as the us army presence was ramping up from 1965 onwards, and as he turned 20. The legendary photographers classic book on vietnam.
These books will all help you as you plan your vietnam holiday. For photos of the vietnamese experience of the war, i suggest vietnam inc. Its a pity that this book is out of print for future generations to enjoy. Pictures of the war from the other side by tim page 2002, hardcover at the best online prices at. This was a great book about infantry patrols in the dmzdanang area. Media memorial foundation and was the genesis for the book requiem. One of the things i loved so muchand that broke my heart so cleanlyabout the things they carried was that it reminded me of another beloved war book, slaughterhousefive, in that both books are. Tim page born 25 may 1944 in tunbridge wells, kent is an english photographer who made his name during the vietnam war and is now based in brisbane, australia. Nam contact photos and text by tim page july 17 31 oct 2019. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. I took some pictures of an attempted revolution and got exclusive pictures out of the country. He also found time to cover the six day war in the middle east in 1967.
Vietnam was renowned photographer tim pages ticket to. By the photographers who died in vietnam and indochina by horst faas and tim page. Tim page was born in tunbridge wells, kent on may 25, 1944. I personally didnt overly like the tim paige books they were more of a personal story. Tim page has 11 books on goodreads with 908 ratings. Those who have suffered through the seediest hotel accomodations of southeast asia will admire tims descriptive vocabulary and tact. Awardwinning vietnam author delves into writing process. The role of warphotographer suited page s craving for danger and excitement. The things they carried, by tim obrien, was the first book about the vietnam war that i read. Because during the war i mostly helped men avoid the draft, i didnt know the ones who came. Find below a list of the most popular vietnam travel books.
We are aware of 10 similar reference publications related to us soldiers vietnam war. The vietnam in me, by tim obrien october 2, 1994 for this new york times magazine article, obrien returned to the camp in vietnam where he had served 25 years ago and finds it utterly and forever erased from the earth. He photographed the war in vietnam for the associated press, upi, and paris match. William shawcross, who also reported on the vietnam war, contributes an introduction to tim pages work. In vietnam, richard burns operated in liveordie situations, risking his life so that other men could keep theirs. Vietnam war books l z books on the war in vietnam including the tet offensive, helicopter warfare, viet cong tactics, ho chi min trail and veterans affairs. British born page was 20 years of age when he arrived in the country on february 6, 1965 with a contract from united press international. The author was a government engineer and became involved in the corruption common at that time. Tim page needs home for his photo archive marketwatch. A more straightforward treatment, but also excellent. Michael herr was a war correspondent for esquire between 1967 and 1969. There are scenes of people at work, in contemplation, and even in celebration. The book describes the expatriate life and relations with the local chinese population.
Pictures of the war from the other side, and more on. Vietnam today 1987, sri lanka 1987, mid term report 1995 and requiem. His coverage of the war in dispatches was groundbreaking for its presented a type of journalism that traded monotonous details for visceral descriptions. Vietnam by eddie adams and david halberstam requiem. See more ideas about vietnam war, vietnam and vietnam war photos. Tim page is the subject of many documentaries, two films and the author of ten books.
The information and commentary within this tome is with out peer. He is a pulitzer prize winning music critic, the editor and biographer of the american author dawn powell, and the chronicler of his own experiences growing up with undiagnosed asperger syndrome. Pages book requiem contains photographs taken by all of the photographers and journalists killed during the vietnamese wars. Nam contact explores tims contact sheets and the art of capturing the perfect 35mm. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The vietnam experience 196575 more editions of nam. Then upi united press international offered me a job in vietnam from that point. Tim page tim page used books, rare books and new books. Page reported in his book page by page that one exsoldier, working in a bookstore in north carolina, saw a photo of himself in tim pages nam and threatened to sue. Tim obrien, american novelist noted for his writings about american soldiers in the vietnam war. This is one of the best pictorial books on the vietnam war. Tim pages return to cambodia and vietnam is told with both a unique sense of humor and a deep compassion for his colleagues and friends who did not survive the experiences which shaped tims life. But then he always had that compassionate rephrase for the victims. A us huey helicopter takes off from a clearing in vietnam, 1965.
Page, a veteran photographer with upi who was wounded several times in vietnam, is the author of several books on the conflict there, including tim pages nam. See all books authored by tim page, including tim pages nam, and another vietnam. From there he moved on to saigon where he covered the vietnam war for the next five years working largely on assignment for timelife, upi, paris match and associated press. T he name tim page is synonymous with the vietnam war. Page, a photojournalist who received a severe head wound during the vietnam conflict, gave us pictures of the war in tim pages nam lj 4183. Now he returns to vietnam to show us 103 photographs of the country as it is ten years after the end of the war. Veteran photojournalist tim page discusses his 21 exhibition. Critically acclaimed since its release in 1977, dispatches was one of the first books which offered an insiders account of the vietnam war to the general public. He has written several books including page after page and requiem. Horst faas and tim page, two photographers who worked and between the height of the french indochina war in the fifties and the fall of phnom penh and saigon in 1975, 5 photographers from all sides of the conflict are recorded as missing or having been killed. Tim pages photography career began in laos, where at the age of 18 he covered the civil war for upi. The vietnam experience, 196575 by tim page 1990, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. There was a time when all i knew of vietnam war books was tim obriens, the things they carried, a book that prompted the laconic entry in my book journal, this book destroyed me.
See all books authored by tim page, including tim page s nam, and another vietnam. I remember vietnam why we left by jo matthews, tim page and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tim page arrived in 1965 vietnam at the tender age of 20 and began a career as. The commentary on the images themselves is by the photographer. The war still consumes obrien, who fought in it and then wrote searing books about it. Derailed in uncle hos victory garden book by tim page. This book is a memorial to those men and women, and in many cases it includes the last photographs they took. Tim page born october 11, 1954 is an american writer, editor, music critic, producer and professor. Super book loved the whole story and as a result of reading it and page on page visited vietnam and saw the photos tim page dana stone and sean flynn had. He was recently named one of the 100 most influential photographers of all time. Memoirs of a wartorn photographer, another vietnam and midterm report.