Close-up on war : the story of pioneering photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam
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New York : Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, [2022].
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Published
New York : Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, [2022].
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Book
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xv, 304 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-298) and index.
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". . . tells the story of French-born Catherine Leroy, one of the Vietnam War's few woman photographers, who documented some of the fiercest fighting in the twenty-year conflict. Despite being told that women didn't belong in a "man's world," she was cool under fire, gravitated toward the thickest battles, went along on the soldiers' slogs through the heat and mud of the jungle, crawled through rice paddies, and became the only official photojournalist to parachute into combat with American soldiers. Later, Leroy was gravely wounded from shrapnel, but that didn't keep her down more than a month. When captured by the North Vietnamese in 1968, she talked herself free after photographing her captors, scoring a cover story in Life magazine. A recipient of the George Polk Award, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, Leroy was one of the most well-known photographers in the world during her time"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Farrell, M. C. (2022). Close-up on war: the story of pioneering photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam . Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Farrell, Mary Cronk. 2022. Close-up On War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam. Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Farrell, Mary Cronk. Close-up On War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Farrell, Mary Cronk. Close-up On War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2022.
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