Overview
Brings together interviews with 35 combat correspondents who wrote the stories, captured the images and filmed the television coverage of the Vietnam War. Vietnam Bao Chi brings together interviews with 35 combat correspondents who reported on the Vietnam War. They wrote the stories of Vietnam, captured the images and filmed the television coverage of their fellow servicemen on the battlefields from the Mekong Delta in the south to the DMZ in Central Vietnam, from the Tet Offensive in 1968 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. Yablonka's extensive experience as a military journalist brought him into contact with many of these combat correspondents, giving him a unique insight into their professions and lives. This book honours these brave chroniclers in uniform who brought the Vietnam War back to the public at home. AUTHOR: Marc Yablonka is a military journalist and author. He has written for Stars and Stripes, Soldier of Fortune, Army Times, and previously worked for ABC, Reuters, and the Los Angeles Times. His interest in reporting on matters of military and aviation history is evidenced by 27 years of writing on the Vietnam War and its aftermath. He also served as a Public Affairs Officer (CWO-2) with the 40th Infantry Division Support Brigade and the Installation Support Group, California State Military Reserve, at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, between 2001 and 2008. b/w photographs
Full Product Details
Author: Marc Phillip Yablonka
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781612006871
ISBN 10: 1612006876
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 January 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Journalist Yablonka (Distant War) fills a void with this valuable collection of profiles of 35 American military journalists of varied sorts who plied their trade during the Vietnam War. [...] This work shines light on the all-but-forgotten role of American military b o ch (press in Vietnamese) and fleshes out the history of Vietnam War journalism and journalists. --Publishers Weekly
The pen portraits bring the Bao Chi - the Vietnamese phrase for journalist - to life, with the author's accessible style making this a decent read. With a section for each personality, it is also very easy to pick up and put down. * Soldier Magazine 04/02/2019 *
Author Information
Marc Yablonka is a military journalist and author. He has written for Stars and Stripes, Soldier of Fortune, Army Times, and previously worked for ABC, Reuters, the Los Angeles Times. His interest in reporting on matters of military and aviation history is evidenced by 27 years of writing on the Vietnam War and its aftermath. He also served as a Public Affairs Officer (CWO-2) with the 40th Infantry Division Support Brigade and the Installation Support Group, California State Military Reserve, at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, between 2001 and 2008.
